Angel

You sing with you heart

The beauty, peace, love and joy
But no one listens

There, nobody cares at all

But here, your voice means the world



Poem written in 2000

Rorschach test

The brushstrokes of ink

Form images of something I can only see

I try to show you the images I created

But you are perplexed

When the feelings of stupidity overwhelm me
I shut my mouth

Now I just say I see what others envision
But within my minds' eye
I see what everybody else can not




Poem written in 2000

Ocean- Aoife Connolly

The reflection of the rising crimson sun upon you

Would make anybody feel at ease

As your wind blows sweet kisses across my face

And your waves gently touch my tired feet

But as I stand here alone beside you
And night comes creeping in
I fear you,

The wind and

 your waves

That had gently touched my tired feet

Because you are not the same

And the darker sides appear

Poem written in 2000

Ode to my mother

My mother's arms are held wide open
As I sit myself down on her lap
Before the fire-burning stove

Located on the north end of our house

It was there in the living room armchair

Where I felt my mom's love

As together we would sit and watch

The roaring flames of the fire engulf the burning logs

During the cold winter days

Poem written in 2000

Hiroshima

Trees of charcoal
Sway in the hot summer sun
Grounds scorched with pain

And children's faces are painted with streaks of ash

Loud noises of moans and groans arises
As each person walks barefoot

Over the rubble that pierces at their skin

Trails of blood then follow

As each of them stare ghostly into the darkness
Against the gray sky




Poem written in 2000

Northern Ireland

The fighting never seems to stop

Innocent lives are taken away too soon,

And yet,

Nobody cares

For they continue to fight

And take away lives of happy children

Sleeping in cribs and beds at night

Bombs, guns, and knives

Rip, tear and shear through their flesh and tiny bones

Screams and cries are heard
throughout all of the land

And still nothing is done.

Poem written in 2000

Me-

When others see me
They may see someone with a smile so bright it's blinding
And they may see eyes that sparkle like the stars

But what they fail to see
Is everything else about me

They think they can look at me

And know all about me in just one glance

But they don't

For within this smile so bright,
Lie my lips

Awaiting the sweetness of a kiss

And inside those sparkling eyes
Lie hungry eyes

Where the real me hides






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Fairy Tale

I sat there
I sat there with you
As we held each other close
Arm in arm and hand in hand

Beside the burning fire

It was there in your living room
where i pressed my ears against your muscular chest

And listened to the strong rhythm of your beating heart

It was there
Where I stared into your illuminated eyes

That reflected the sensation of our love

And it was there
Where I breathed in your soul
As I moved my lips in a patterned motion along yours

There was where I understood the true meaning of love






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The War

The bullet came down and hit his friend

Nobody knew that his life would end

The war has been on for more than a year

Families and friends are in deep fear

The young soldier was there
As he watched his friend die

Rage boiled within

And he began to cry

He then gripped his gun
And he bid a farewell

Pulled the trigger and sent the others to hell

He now stares at the bodies
The bodies he killed

And all that can be seen

Is the blood being spilled

The bullet came down and hit his friend

Nobody knew that his life would end








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