Straight From the Heart
Here are some of my poems that I promised I'd eventually put up, and here are some other works of poetry that hit me in the heart.. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.............. 
THERE'S A FIRE....
There's a fire burning in my heart,
It's been churning & burning from the start,
It's burning right through my every nerve,
and it's b/c of you that this pain I serve,
You reap from the harvest of my heart,
That reaping has left my heart bleeding,
and now I'm falling apart,
The fire is running rapid,
It's gaining control,
There's nothing I can do now,
The flames, I cannot with-hold,
I feel myself going down now,
and there's nothing I can do,
The flames are burning up my heart,
and it's all b/c of you.....
By:Christine Miller
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GO AHEAD...........
Go Ahead...forget about me,
see if I ever care.
Go Ahead...ignore me,
shrug off my vacant stare.
Go Ahead...leave me,
maybe I'll forgive you for tearing me apart.
Go Ahead...hurt me,
I don't mind if you break my heart.
Go Ahead...stand there
and watch me as I die.
Go Ahead, watch me,
but I swear you'll never see me cry.
Go Ahead...whisper,
your tainted lies into my ear.
Go Ahead...turn your back,
cause I know it's my love you fear.
Go Ahead...just turn and walk away.
Go Ahead...forget me now,
because I know you'll want me back again someday.....
By: Christine Miller
(I wrote this one when I was having alot of emotional problems)
SILENT WALLS...
Black as night,burned by tears...
Nitemares made by demons, dreams turned to fears...
Blood boiling w/ poison, heart torn by a blade...
Memories begin diminishing, the power of love starts to fade...
Heart torn to pieces, emotions hidden by the shade...
Nothing to be accomplished now, a deathbed has been made...
Screams that came from silent walls, now put away in the head...
Nothing heard, no one knowing...
A sad little girl found dead.................... By: Christine Miller
UNTITLED....................
Doubt clouds my mind...
Adding to the cover of pain around my heart...
Lost so much when it was still growing...
What is left to gain...
What once was a hill...
Is now a mountain I don't know how to climb...
If I struggle is it worth it...
Or is it just another obsticle in life to conquer and forget...
I give miles but nothing comes in return...
Take for granted things that are special...
But when you realize..it's already too late...
Don't lie if it's not what you want...
But don't cry when it's gone and there's nothing you can do...
Mistakes happen easily but building them is a sin...
Swallowing pride isn't easy...
But sometimes it has to be done...
If it's true appreciate it...
Because when it's gone you have nothing........
By: Christine Miller
LOST
The pieces now lie shattered around me......
of dreams that were once full of promises.......
Pain seeps thru my body traveling to my heart....
because of the terrible things you've done.
It's lonely where I am.....
lost in a place without love......
How can I forgive you......
but how can I let you go......
I don't know how to live without you.....
but I don't know how to forgive and forget......
I gave myself away..........
Now a thorn twists in my side......
as a stone forms in my heart.....
My eyes were once full of love......
now there's nothing there but ice.....
I'm so lost in pain...........
I don't know how to find myself.............
By: Christine Miller
(I found this in the book "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul... I really liked it so I copied it into my journal..... I know most of you will appreciate it too...)
AFTER A WHILE....................
After a while you learn the subtle difference between
holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and
company doesn't mean security,
And you being to learn that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up
and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult,
not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans.
After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul,
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure...
That you really are strong,
And that you really do have worth........
By: Veronica A. Shoffstall
(this is also from Chicken Soup)
THE DANCE......................
Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How was I to know that you'd ever say good-bye
[chorus]
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end
the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
If I'd known how the king would fall
Well then who's to say I might have changed it all
[chorus]
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance...
By: Tony Arata
SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE TAUGHT HIM
I went to a bithday party
but I remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink at all,
so I had a Sprite instead.
I felt proud of myself,
the way you said I would,
that I didn't choose to drink and drive,
though some friends said I should.
I knew I made a healthy choice and
your advice to me was right
as the party finally ended
and the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my own car,
sure to get home in one piece,
never knowing what was coming,
something I expected least.
Now I'm lying on the pavement.
I can hear the policeman say,
"the kid that caused this wreck was drunk."
His voice seems far away.
My own blood is all around me,
as I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say,
"This girl is going to die."
I'm sure the guy had no idea,
while he was flying high,
because he chose to drink and drive
that I would have to die.
So why do people do it,
knowing that it ruins lives?
But now the pain is cutting me
like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell my sister not to be afraid,
tell Daddy to be brave,
and when I go to heaven
put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.
Someone should have taught him
that it's wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his mom and dad had,
I'd still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter,
I'm getting really scared.
These are my final moments,
and I'm so unprepared.
I wish that you could hold me,Mom,
as I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say
I love you and good-bye....
Author Unknown......
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE................
Don't go changing, to try and please me...
You never let me down before...
Don't imagine you're too familiar....
And I don't see you anymore....
I would not leave you in times of trouble....
We never could have come this far....
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times......
I'll take you just the way you are....
Don't go trying some new fashion....
Don't change the color of your hair....
You always have my unspoken passion...
Although I might not seem to care......
I don't want clever conversation....
I never want to work that hard....
I just want someone that I can talk to...
I want you just the way you are....
I need to know that you will always be...
The same old someone that I knew....
What will it take till you believe in me...
The way I believe in you.....
I said I love you and that's forever.....
And this I promise from the heart....
I could not love you any better.....
I love you just the way you are..................
By: Billy Joel
(this is from the broadway... "Rent"........ )
WITHOUT YOU................
without you
the ground thaws
the rain falls
the grass grows
without you
the seeds root
the flowers bloom
the children play
the stars gleam
the poets dream
the eagles fly
without you
the earth turns
the sun burns
but i die
without you
without you
the breeze warms
the girl smiles
the cloud moves
without you
the tides change
the boys run
the oceans crash
the crowds roar
the days soar
the babies cry
without you
the moon glows
the river flows
but i die
without you
the world revives
colors renew
but i know blue
only blue
lonely blue
within me, blue
without you
without you
the hand gropes
the ear hears
the pulse beats
without you
the eyes gaze
the legs walk
the lungs breathe
the mind churns
the heart yearns
the tears dry
without you
life goes on
but i'm gone
cause i die
without you
without you
without you
without you
A Heart's Poison
Email: milmec@bellatlantic.net
