A Love Without Goodbye's A lifetime filled with cheating hearts, all echo from my past, The "promise true's" and "I love you’s," each one was meant to last. So fine this line of sharing, built with honesty and trust, Each vow now left inside my head, to slowly gather dust. I struggle to tomorrow, searching hope, yet walking blind, While broken dreams, and silent screams, play re-runs in my mind. I try to shake, each past mistake, and meet what lies ahead, While hearing cold reminders of these promises once said. It’s hard to feel, what’s wrong from real, when shadows dim the light, I close my eyes and dream a dream of heaven every night. Is all I know, this history I hold a guiding hand? These scars I show, a lesson that I yet don’t understand? Another day awaits me, in this life I call my own, A cruel delay frustrates me, as I face this world alone. Let words once said, and tears long shed, rest peaceful in this heart, I know the pain of love in vain, will always play its part. With open arms I welcome what new dreams that may arise, I only pray to find one day, a love without good-byes. ©Dana Price

Beginning

Beginning

Less Dreaming,
More Creating
Always an ink stained world
Your dreams of escape
Self made nightmares
Every ray of light chased out by the shadows
Tell me of your broken soul
Of the release so desperately awaited
Let me take in your words
Sweep up the pieces of yourself
Place them in the garden of the mind
Open the shades for a glimmer of golden hope
Stop this cycle of self inflicted mutilation
Warm yourself in the sun
Let me help you stand
Take strength from the faith I have in you
Beauty suffers, but should never cry defeat
So, from the depths of your pain
Let the crimson bleed away
Leave a white dove
A new beginning
Of self creation

©Dana Price

She Can't Like Me ( A Different Write For Me :)

She Can't Like Me ( A Different Write For Me :)

Go ahead, buy her that fruity drink
Her long blond hair flowing and yet
You can't see her like most do
In this soft Sunset

She is known by many
To walk with many guys
Oh but she can't shoot Patron
Like I can, in this setting of Paradise

Maybe it's the country girl in me
The one who loves you with my all
Hell yeah I can shoot Tequila
Under Tropical waterfalls, ya'all

So go ahead, walk with her
On this Beach tonight
I will make you see now
It is me you will want with all your might

The Rain begins, just spurs me on
Determination in my heart and mind
Oh I see you are buying her more fruity drinks
Another shot of Patron, and I will be just fine

This Island was not meant
For one as delicate acting as she
It is meant for kicking it up
And she can't do it like me

I see you there, watching me
I see the look in your eyes
Even the crashing Ocean can't
Your want of me disguise

Now here you are by my side
Telling me how you have missed me so
Well sweetie, go buy her another fruity drink
Yee Haw, me and my Patron have to go!

©Dana Price

From Depths

From Depths

She gazes as the silence is
Her only companion it seems
Through these darkened, lonely nights
When nightmares are the only dreams

Wakened by sweat drenched screams once more
No one else can hear
Stay awake now, she tells herself
No want to once again face fear

In stifeled screams and sobs
Her mind tries to busy itself
To forget the long, dark moments
Though not enough books on the shelf

The thoughts begins to replace
The bitter tears again and now
The deep anger settles in once more
Begging for revenge somehow

Knowing it is not within herself
To inflict pain as it was done to her
Though she wonders how it would feel
To avenge herself, as it were

Pushing thoughts that feel so good
Aside for she knows to well
She could cause unbearable pain
Then watch as they suffered, all they made her feel

Looking out now through the window
Frantically searching the heavens afar
Seeking some kind of peace now maybe
Within one small twinkling star

Oh! The intensity of the star
She holds her breath now, with some delight
How it can transport her thoughts away so far
As she goes on alone gazing, through the night.....

© Dana Waldrip Price
2012

A Softness

A Softness

 

I have known rose petals

Of beauty I cannot describe

They floated around me gently

From side to side

 

I thought these petals were

Meant only for me alone

Then one day I watched as they

Seemed different, somehow not mine to own

 

They seemed so soft and caring

T'was love I thought they brought

But I knew when I saw them and that

They seemed to be made of rock

 

All I wanted was a pureness

A softness I could keep

Tears stung my eyes as

They fell hard around my feet

 

Instead of softness they had

A hardness I had never seen

In something so beautiful

Yes, the tears did sting

 

But I know True loving petals

Will never fall so fast and hard

The True loving petals will fall gently

Floating as a soft rain, coming gently toward

 

That is when I will know Love

The rose will show me true

As petals fall so gently around me

They will be that True gift from You.

 

©Dana Waldrip-Price

2011

Define Me

Define Me

I am who I am
God created me too
I am what I am
I do not strive to please only you

Don't tell me pull it together
Shut up, I'm trying my best
I am who I am
Maybe not like the rest

That you think I should be
Someone who wears a damn red cape
Sorry, I tore that off
So if I don't please you, it's your choice to hate

But remember one thing
Before you tell me I am wrong
Remember who helped YOU
When YOU had no song

So now you know who
I really am you see
I'm sick of being the just the Me inside
That YOU think I should be

I am who I am, like it or not
If you can't handle the truth
Then don't shadow my world again
Make yourself scarce and
Be Gone from my world- POOF!!
©dp
May 2009