A proposal
Not to have or hold
Without the ring
But for your finger
Pointing at me
And what’s within
I have waited
Walked the earth
Only to discover
It’s not anywhere
It’s not out there
But here with you
So I do
A proposal
The end to searching
Together strong
As with the seasons
Through all of time
Here I belong
A proposal
Not to claim or posess
Without condition
As love is boundless
We’re falling free
Apart but one
©2013
From the top of his castle mountain
The lonely emperor surveyed
Why is no one approaching?
Why does no one obey?
They’re all just so terribly boring
Why does no one venture to play?
He was a wise man, had greatness
But somewhere along the way
Confronted with dimwits and wankers
And their self importance on display
He decided to retreat to his peak
Reached zero tolerance for what they say
From there he could observe each perspective,
Had knowledge of every view
But at the top it can also get lonely
And with no one to question what’s true
The emperor often felt he was righteous
And others should best meekly ensue.
His rooster cried cock-a-doodle-doo every morning
And he happily stepped to the plate
From the centre of his private universe
He would sometimes believe in the hate
With no one to nurture his chicken
He spent much energy being irate
The mirror behind his throne was gathering dust
As over his shoulder he never did see
With no one to hold it up to his face
He sat and wondered how it can be
That all are so afraid to speak up
Why is there no one to truly challenge me?
When out of the mist a child appeared
That was not afraid to climb up
Pure and frank, not a bone out of place
It asked the emperor to stop
With honest intention it pointed to believing in love
And told him to clean his own mirror up
The child saw him naked, not blinking an eye
No questions, no judgement, no fear
It didn’t even think twice
Just shouldered the burden to bear
Together they looked in the mirror
And what did the emperor see there?
His brightness relfected in the eyes of a child
The wonder, the beauty, the world to create
The child knew no games, it just wanted to play
And reach for horizons unknown, from curiosity’s state
Not perfect, but searching, admitting when wrong
Trading happy for right, feeling love not hate
With this revelation the emperor saw
That unconditional kindness exists
Even if it is rare, it’s worth believing
Why deny yourself the promise of bliss
By only residing on your own terms
And let opportunity to grow go amiss
Wise to admit his judgemental lapse
The emperor, enlightened, immediately knew
To wield a mirror for others,
Only has value if you dare look in it too
There you might find someone positive at heart
In the child that mirrors it back to you
©2013
What face do you give
In the book that you live?
What image do you present?
Are you polished and kempt?
You can count on five likes
If you display your life from the pike
Your happiness will rub off on me
As you weather the hurdles with glee
Like a bird that twitters, you post your fence
Make your mark, your blissful tuppence.
So all know you have a happy life,
It’s so marvellous, abundant, rife.
That’s spiffing, commendable, so power to you!
But you’ll have to admit it is a bit one-sided too
All of us can expect the attendance of grief
At some point even the most positive might need some relief
Who is your shoulder, where do you turn?
In a world where mourning meets spurn
Where do you let it out and have it gone
So it’s vented, accepted, and done?
Patience has gone for tales of strife
Refusal galore of the dark side of life
No place for the cynics, only quick fix
A need for a thumbs up, a finger that flicks
We feel pity for another’s plight
And move on to talk of our delights
Rather than enjoy and simply do
We need to shout about it too.
Likes are nice, sharing is fun
But it doesn’t get all things done
Try it once, close the book, go and see
Get out, listen to the birds in the trees
Nothing can ever replace
The bliss of a face to face
Because ultimately, in the end
There’s nothing better than one real friend.
©2013
From when time began
With first light of sun
In beams of gold
Our story could unfold
Divided to unite
We shine our light
Eternity ever sends
Us upon a road that bends
I can’t see where it ends
But I know and I will find
In one moment free of time
You are mine
Opposites attract
And atoms will react
Across the eons
Purpose to frictions
Within your heart
Our tale will start
Eternity ever sends
Us upon a road that bends
We can’t see where it ends
But we know and we will find
In one moment free of time
You are mine
At the end of our time
We will see the sign
And stand tall
Straight through it all
Travel to the light
We will find inside
Future and history
Forever to be
Souls embrace
No time or space
Never gone
Always one
©2013
The wait
Has no gait
It’s silent, still
And long
Or not
But tedious and unnerving
To those in haste
With no time to waste
And pressure to perform
On them it’s wasted
But some do see
How nice it is to breathe
Sit back, reflect
Take some time to dissect
What the heart has going on
And the mind has silenced
They find treasure in the wait
The distance to contemplate
Find space to create, innovate
And so move on again
To set it free
©2013, Myriam Heffels
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