hold my body down
to calm and soothe the shaking
be my antidote for this drug
that i just cant stop craving
be the air in my lungs
so i dont stop breathing
hold my head up high
be my life i'm leaving
force my legs to stand
when i feel like kneeling
dont let me down
in this senseless pleading
take my hands in yours
when they start to come together
hold them strong and firm
to avoid an unheard prayer
catch my tears as they're falling
let them be good for something
wash away the stains
so that i can find a clearing
be the tears inside my laughter
when inside me it has died
and be the bittersweet in my pain
to make me feel alive
be my silence
when i feel like screaming
be my rhyme and reason
when my mind is reeling
be my prayer
and my salvation
when i am lost
and the words are forgotten
be my reality
to wake me from my dreaming
and hold my dreams all night
protect them while i am sleeping
be my unseen future
for the past i try forgetting
give me peace of mind
and my confusion meaning
take my heart in your hands
and hold it in its place
dont let me lose the peices
while it starts to break
Angie Blackschleger
Labels: poems