Do You Think of Me?

There is a woman who's up tonight
not because she wants to be but,
because she made a choice she can't reverse now
On this sleepless night the brief moments you shared
play through her mind
As these blissful snapshots ignite a flame
deep within her soul she asks silently
Do you think of me?

The truth is she thinks of you and
wonders how you are, every chance she gets
Just once she'd like to read a, "Good Morning Beautiful text
like she use to not so long ago
Her heart can't keep beating in a rhythm that seems to be asking
Do you think of me?

If you're not thinking of her like you say you have been
please be the gentleman she believes you are and
let her go with your best wishes
So she may never again have to silently ask
Do you think of me?

I Love You

When you hear the words I love you
what do you think?
She once thought I love you meant
His heart was hers to protect and hold dear from
the time he gave it to her till forever past
Why would he hurt the woman he called the
love of his life?
Well now I love you is a three word phrase
that at the end of the day hurts like hell

She knows something now she always knew but
because she lost herself in their love
she managed to forget
She forgot how to love herself
Now when she looks in the mirror
she says I love you to the woman staring back

She hopes God will bring someone into her life
that can love her beyond her heart and past her soul
where only he and God dwell
Someone who says I love you and
means it as much as she will when
they find one another in God's time

Praying For Daylight

Dear God,
She knows she's been writing poems
to thank you since she found the gift you gave her long ago
This poem is no exception and like the others
it comes from her heart
A place she hopes she'll never stop believing in

You've seen her through some dark times as of late
Some of which she wishes she could forget
Never the less, the lessons you've
instilled in her, are full of value
she can use throughout her life

Even if she hasn't asked you aloud
you've heard her heart praying for daylight
Thank you; the daylight is finally breaking through the clouds
She is realizing even though her heart has been broken
many times on this journey she's been on
The dark times are blessings to

Behind Her Eyes

When you see her smile 

as bright as she’s been told her smile is
Do you see what’s behind her eyes?
Do you see the woman who tries with all her might
to be the daughter her mother needs
Do you see the prayers she prays not for herself but,
for those she loves
Do you see the tears she hides because
at this point in her life she knows crying is not an option

If you look deep inside past all she’s been though
you’ll see a girl who will grow up
You’ll see an eternal optimist who tries to convince
the woman behind her eyes that
everything will okay if she holds on her faith
God gave her to cope
 

Firefly

There’s a fire in your eyes
I can see that the fire runs deep in your heart and soul
I see it when you talk about our lord
you light up like a firefly
I found inspiration when you lit up my world

So my dear firefly keep spreading your words and
the wisdom God gave you to keep the fire inside you burning
As you continue your flight God set you on
I hope you remember to take time to listen to
those who need you to hear them

The Clock in Her Head

Since she got the news last May a clock counting down
the months, weeks,  days, and hours of a mother’s life
found her head
She knows she should just enjoy the time God gives them, but
How does she do that when the clock in her head won’t stop ticking?

She tries to forget about the illness that threatens to
take her mother home to God
The saddest part is neither she nor the mother she loves
can ignore what is reflected back at them  in the mirror
Oh God please make the clock in her head disappear

She wants to make memories that she can hold onto
on cold nights and wrap herself in their warmth
Her mother would want that for her as well
She prays He reads this poem right from her heart and
helps her forget about the clock in her head

She Lived Her Lyrics

If you’ve listened to her songs you might get a sense as
I do that she wrote her songs from a place of experience
Her lyrics were and still are beautifully heartbreaking as
her last lyrics ever have been written and recorded

The reason I love her is she wasn’t like some country music stars who
write songs just for the purpose of them becoming hits
on the charts
Instead, she lived her lyrics and
shared them with us without shame
Just as I live and share most of the words I write

My heart broke as I heard the sad news
She felt she had to be with the ten thousand angels
she sang about all those years ago
Her star once shined so bright
I never imagined she’d fall
Yet I won’t remember the troubled Mindy
I will always remember her for
the lyrics and songs she left behind