Learning The Facts
Don't You Know?
Don't you know that I'm hurting?
Don't you know that I need you?
Don't you know that I'm blinded by rage
Don't you know that I need you to guide me?
Don't you know that you are my footsteps?
my light brightly shining
in the distance?
Don't you know that your fire
can never go out
Because it's what feeds me
It's my reason for living
No matter the distance across
the land or seawe'll always be together
Don't you know?
Don't you know that
I'll try to be the same?
Don't you know that
you need me too
Don't you know that
we are a part of each other
Don't you know
Don't you know that no matter
the amount of rain that comes down
your flame will never flicker
hopefully mine won't either
Don't you know that you're
my heart and my world.
Don't you know?
© by Katy Kelley, 1999
Mirrors of Life
Mirrors of Life
what grand things
they show your beauty
your depth
your strengths as well as your weakness'
they show you all that you are
everything that makes you
Mirrors Of Life.
they can also be wicked things
they also show your ugliness,
the bad.
the evil
the twisted, burning metal
inside of you
but only if it overwhelms you
or if you look for it................
© by Katy Kelley, 1999
Now That It's Over
now that it's over
I wonder what might've been
I wonder if it could've been different,
ending in another way
..I wonder if I could've
reacted differently
if I should've
now that it's over
I'm still wondering if you ever
felt the way the way I did
now that it's over
I wonder if it really was
© by Katy Kelley, 1999
Strong enough to fool the world
I act strong
to fool the world
I act happy
to fool myself
I act smart
to fool the school
I act upbeat
to fool you
On the inside
I am breaking up
I am wishing to feel loved
to feel important
to be wanted
can you give me that
are you strong enough
to quench my selfish needs?
Are you strong enough to fool the world?
© by Katy Kelley, 1999
Reasons unknown #40
Why have I failed
what reason is there for me to
I do all I can
and still
there's nothingness
surrounded by failure
what did I do to deserve this
I shoot for the stars
and I get the ashes left
behind by others
am I forever to pick up the ashes
left behind
what good would that do
I want the warmth of life
instead I feel Death's icy grip
on my shoulder
I want light about me
I end up alone, in the damp, dark corner
failure excludes me from those I love
and leaves me to fight to the death
with my enemies
I've begged and sobbed
my insides are twisting with fear and regret
but most of all
the thought of being a failure
tears at me
© by Katy Kelley, 1999
Lay
Darkness ebbs its way into life,
Sun shines into my sorrowness,
Moon tides are everlasting,
Love, almost non-existent,
Yet plentiful and forever,
Lay in light,
Cry in the shadows,
No one within earshot
,Everyone within sight,
They hear with their eyes,
And see with their hearts,
Eyes blinking,
hands trying to comfort,
But not succeeding,
Run with the wind,
Let it carry you,
Twirl, twirl, twirl
Until you get dizzy,
and fall to the ground,
See the stars swirl above your head,
Climb there,
With your hands and feet,
In a dream,
And wrap it around like a blanket
To warm your thoughts,
Sing out loud,
Let your joy and sadness out
Be known to the world,
That you are you,
And no one else,
Sing to the world,
With exuberance and strength,
Show the world it cannot break you,
Dance with the stars,
Have the world know
That you have dreams
It cannot steal from you,
For it has no right,
And no knowledge of them.
Love,
For if you don't,
You can have no moon,
No stars,
No sun,
No nothing
except a gray blemish
you say is your life,
which is really no life at all. . .
© by Katy Kelley, 1999
New York
Last week,
I heard the whispers,
You thought I was oblivious.
Last week,
I found out,
I know I wasn't supposed to,
But I did,
Last week,
You broke my trust,
Can it ever be replaced?
Last week,
I cried,
And never stopped,
For I've lost you,
Now, I question,
Were you ever really there?
Last week,
you were my friend,
And, now you are gone away,
At new York.
© by Katy Kelley, 1999
Will you?
The moon shines down upon the rippling waters,
People are dancing alongside the port,
As a romantic song begins to play,
And you give me your hand-
I graciously expect-
-Not knowing what to expect-,
Everything else falls away,
It's just you, me and the stars,
It seems we've been dancing forever,
Under the same blue sky,
I feel something slip onto my fingers,
As the song comes to an end,
You whisper into my ears,
'Will you marry me?'
© by Katy Kelley, 1999
