By Crystal S. Kauffman, Contributing Writer
Poem Dedicated to JD

Missing your arms and touch tonight,
Our song floods my ears and entices my mind.
I close my eyes and picture a time when,
We had it all, because we had each other.
 
I never thought I would be feeling so alone without you,
Dancing together in my dreams and kissing your sweet lips.
Your love changed me in ways that you will never know,
Do you remember the way we met and the nights we shared?
 
I never felt so in love with a person before I met you,
Remind me of the way, we lost ourselves in each other.
I need you now to just smile and say something clever,
However, you are a dream now that I meet each night.
 
We were so close to finally having what we want,
Being in love with you took my breath away.
I gave you my heart so many years ago,
I force a smile when my heart is shattering.
 
How do I reach out to a memory that has faded?
Do I ever enter your thoughts and your mind?
The pain shows me that you were mine once,
My heart hasn’t healed and there is nothing I can do.
 
Praying and crying won’t bring you back to me,
It has been so long, since we ignited that everlasting fire.
All the feelings we felt and the nights we spent together.
Came to an abrupt end and that is what truly hurts the most.
 
©2016, Crystal S. Kauffman
(Free Verse)

I  heard her cry as they crumpled their papers
Scattering them over her beautiful floor
I heard her cry as they cut down 10 trees
Then, hundreds and thousands more

I heard her cry as they polluted her waters
With paper, plastic, oil, and cans
I heard her cry as they used that same water
To clean off their dirty hands

I heard her cry as they disturbed the animals
To build structures that polluted her sky
I heard her cry as they kept on going
Without even stopping to say hi.

I heard her cry as she realized their thoughts
Were not of her beauty and wondrous sights
I heard her cry as she fell apart
So they could rise to 'greater' heights

I heard the Earth cry as they paid her no mind
Too busy tending to their daily chores
Did you hear her cry too from all of her strife
Or were you one of those closing their doors?

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This poem is pretty much self-explanatory. Those familiar with some of my poetry and articles may know that nature and taking care of the Earth is a passion of mine. Sometimes people get so caught up in their normal routine that they don't think about the Earth. There are many things people do, not realizing (or sometimes not caring) just how much impact it has on the planet. I often wish more people would open their doors to an eco-friendly change, so that the Earth might last longer.

Will they? What do you think?

*I originally published this via Yahoo Contributor Network

Born and raised
Never the same twice
This child tased
With rolls of loaded dice
A grown mind crazed
Never naughty nor nice
His eyes glazed
With a layer of thin ice

Here's the boy
Told not to question
His mind to headway
Into a cliche

The sky it snowed
And from it came hail
Til his eyes showed
Nothing at all

Here's the boy
Beat into attention
His face wiped clean
Of childish gleam

A warm heart
But cold skin
Save the lost boy
Before he breaks again

Here's the boy
Starved into disillusion
And the thought
Of love not taught



Copyright (C) Joshua Packard 2004

A friend you'll always have

A friend always in me

When you're in good or bad weather, in need, or whenever

A friend indeed I will be


For my love is here for everyone

My friendship completely free

No contracts, gimmicks, or strings attached

Just an everlasting guarantee


And all that I show of all that I have

No skin can feel, no eye can see

For not touch nor taste, sight, scent, or sound

Can crack my love's solved mystery


Copyright (C) Joshua Packard 2004

You think you think
You hate me, you hate you
And it would please me now, too
To hate you, hate you
Make it easy now to
Hate you, hate you
We've both trodded that road
The long road to nowhere
Cos it won't, it won't work
I saw it, I show it,
You know you wanna know it.

And here it is:
Your beautiful poetry,
It is nothing til you see,
The truth behind your lies.
And what a shoddy disguise,
The blood staining your eyes.

Your eyes
Your eyes

I can see you.
So is it true,
That you can't see me.

You can,
but do you? Understand?
When I say a man is a man.

And take my hand.

Can you hear me?
Do you hear me?

And a man is man.
No word or deed can,
Confuse what I understand,
Because I have a real plan.

Did you go anywhere,
Coz I'm still standing here.
Though we took great care,
Did we take the long road to nowhere


(C) Joshua Packard 2004