Besotted

On February 26, 2015February 14, 2016 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry35 Comments

I’m not blaming you
for my eyes
seeing hearts
and my
temperature
off the charts

or for my muddled
mind
to which I have
resigned

and you’re not
at fault
for my tripping
feet or my sudden
desire to sing

at the top
of my lungs
for all to hear
without a drop
of fear

Then who’s
to blame
if not you
or me?

This is
unacceptable
for my
dignity!

Lauren Scott © 2015
🙂 ♥

Lineation

On February 20, 2015February 21, 2015 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry32 Comments

You’ve drawn the line
and I can feel reality as
barbed wire pierces my
heart and blood stains
my outlook on us. It would
have been nice to see
more deeply into each
other’s worlds. I was living
in the clouds not seeing
this sketched out.
So for now,
I’ll continue walking
through fields
of what could have been

Timing

On February 11, 2015 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry36 Comments

You and I
are picture perfect
in the undercurrent
and the in-between

We both live beneath
an umbrella of stars
that are yours
and mine
but they are not ours

They never will be

Breaking Through

On February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry27 Comments

You are not all sour
even though
striving to prove
I’ll spend eternity
looking for the sweet
inside of you
The transparency
of your mask
beckons me and
I’m inches away from
seeing into your soul
Have you ever
been to the moon?
I can take you there

Stirring

On January 25, 2015January 15, 2022 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry58 Comments

I wish you could feel
the words I hold in my heart
tender to the touch in
a part of me for only you

I wish you could taste
the words in my mouth
sensing their passion

and meet me later
under the blanket of stars

One Kiss

On January 19, 2015April 22, 2017 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry24 Comments

I stare at this
blank page,
white as the
blanketed ground
in winter’s staging

Where are the syllables
I crave to create a
mixture of magic?

I fear they have traveled
to faraway places,
across desert dunes
and boundless oceans,

and might not return
so that I may tell him
(again)
how he’s irreplaceable

Instead
I’ll just kiss him
and steady myself
in the arms of a man
who is satisfied
with my simple
existence

The Best Gift

On January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry36 Comments

Do you live in color, shades of gray or black and white?
Do smiles grace your face as often as they should?
It’s a stretch to dodge the tears and let joy shine through
when times are tough and you’ve done all you could

There are no magic words to take away the sting
or miracle tunes to make you dance along the way
Just a hug and a shoulder and an ear to listen
all from my heart, I offer you this rich bouquet

Our Time

On October 21, 2014 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry33 Comments

Maybe we found love at the right moment in our lives
the clouds were formed perfectly; the planets were aligned
The sun rose brightly just for us over green hills beyond
the birds shared a lovely chorus with the sun at dawn

I can’t imagine how life would be without your smile
the joy it provides carries me for a million miles
And when I hear your laugh, you have me laughing, too,
and there is no resisting your magnetic baby blues

My mind wondered off and on if true love would ever find me
many moments were wasted with unnecessary worry
Then when I couldn’t prepare, love took me by surprise
after being held in your arms and one look in your eyes

I pray we get the chance, hand in hand, to grow old together
rocking on our cute front porch through any kind of weather
At sunrise, I only wish to feel your warmth and see your loving face
and I know it was meant to be for us to share life’s wonderful embrace