From: tmartin@ellensburg.com
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 18:40:37 -0700

FADE TO BLACK   

Broken dreams fall apart
and shattered tears break my heart
And thoughts run wild
and pain breaks free
and leaves descend from limbs of trees.

And darkness creeps
and night time wails
And courage drowns as
fear prevails
And desperation takes it's grasp
and hope and joy are in the past.

And smiles crumble
and blue eyes lied
An icy chill answers why
an ache in the dark
And warmpth won't come back
and love is over, fade to black.

                     Erika Carlson  Jan, 1995


The Wind

The wind whispered words
of love, of longing, of lies
The clouds cried intensly
tears of pain, of passion, of people fell
The day the love between us died.


TO FRIENDSHIP

As together we walked
hand in hand, you and I
The sun to set slowly
like molassas in the sky.
As we talked of the now,
the here and today
And quickly the clock ticked
time ebbed away.
As precious moments faded
to be forgotten memories
And a chill November breeze
to scarcely rustle trees.
As your face fades to black
as I hold you tight
As darkness falls upon us
as a blanket in the night.
And slowly I let you go
and I lose you to the mist
And one last time your lips met mine
as softly we kissed.


Broken Promise

Here we are where we stand
heart to heart, hand in hand
Silent watching in the night
The stars the moon pale, golden light
We are two but joined as one
Promises made in the summers sun
I'll love you, you'll love me
Never to part, together we'll be...

The smell of salt is in the air
the sound of pain heard everywhere
Memories fade quickly it seems
To take from me my beloved dreams
My teardrops fall salty hate
My heart lies dying, my life can wait
Promises we made... words were spoken
Love once lived here but now the promises are broken.


LATHAM

I chase a star, I chase a dream
I dream always of you.
I chase a laugh, I chase a smile
I smile at memories.
I reminise I shed a tear
I cry for what won't be.
I chase a hope, I cherish a wish
I pray with all my heart
for you.
I chase a star, I catch the dark
a cold and lonely place.
I chase a laugh, I catch a tear
falling placidly.
I chase a hope, I catch dispair
in all my lonely dreams.
I chase a wish, I catch the pain
it's more than I can bear.
I chased happiness and it was almost found.
I reminise and find a smile;
Sunshine in the dark.  Steve.


FOREVER

Nothing lasts forever
        not the moon
        not the sun
For in time their bright glow
will fade.

Nothing lasts forever
        not love
        not hate
        not war
        not peace
For each overcomes
the other

Nothing lasts forever
        not life
        not death
        not you
        not me
For time will start
over

Nothing lasts forever.
All that lies there 
is eternity
And I will love you
for all eternity
But not
        Forever.


TEARS IN THE NIGHT

Tears in the night
fall like rain
To scald my burning face.
And memories dance slowly
in the shadows of the dark
And aggrivate the ache in my heart.
Love, anger, hate, pain,
emotions run wild.
And anguish is a feeling known.
And pictures of you dance
upon my closed eyes
And your smile retuns
to haunt me
And tears in the night
fall like rain
Upon the windows of my heart.


I am the author of all of the above poems....and of the 
following one.  These poems are the essence of what lost love can 
be...and are all true for me....

LOVE'S STORY

Come and sit while I entertain you
with tales from far and near.
Of love and pain and heartbreak
of truth and lies and fear.
Of one lonely girl in the corner
who met one caring man
But thier love didn't quite make it
that was, perhapse, God's plan.

Come sit while I tell you of anguish
of the tears she cried in the night
Of these two lonely people who asked
why they gave in without a fight.
Of the hatefull words that were spoken
and of all the hurtfull things done
But love has endured through it all
how can it have been that strong?

Come hear of a misunderstanding
and see how it broke them apart
And feel all the pain and the darkness
and listen to two breaking hearts.
And know all the hurt and destruction
in believing in what can't be
And see uncovered that tangled web
they wove when they deceived.

Come hear of a night of diversion
three friends to watch a play
And one friend walked another home
and she wanted him to stay.
And forsee all the pain and the heartache
that true love's kiss will bring
For when, at last, his lips met hers
her heart began to sing.

Come hear of the grave deception
this man and this woman bred
He was not free to love me
his girlfriend was home, in bed.

Come meet this girl who's torn apart
who's confused and hurt and lost
And know that kiss has changed it all
and understand, I know the cost.

Come sit while I entertain you
        with tales from far and wide.
Come listen to the anguish
        in all the tears I cried.
Come hear of the misunderstanding
        that seems to keep us apart.
And explore all of the deceptions
        that forever break our hearts.

                                ----For Jason