Matters of the Heart

Diary of a Longing Heart

Ageless Heart, Timeless Love,
Endless Dream

To You, For You, From Me

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Still Trying To Be Loved
- Distant Voice -

Please hear my voice and listen
to what my heart has to say,
all choked up inside
because I’ve been missing you more
with every passing day
each day has grown longer
than a long day should be,
I have been crying inside
because I don’t have you next to me
no one to laugh with
when day turns to night,
no one to talk to
and make the wrong things right
you are my closest friend
the one who is always on my mind,
it hurts so much remembering
how we shared our time
I went away…I miss you
I understand it was my choice,
please just listen closely
to the hurt that’s in my voice.
- I Dreamt About You -

Last night I dreamt about you and I
spending time together,
dreamt we shared our first kiss
and in me it will last forever
your lips felt soft
they felt warm and tender,
it may have been a dream
but it is one that I will always remember
I close my eyes
and I can see the heavenly dream clearly,
choked up inside…I am about to cry
because I don’t have you near me
since I woke up this morning
I have been thinking about you even more,
I have you on my mind
and now I find I want your love more than before
they say be careful what you wish for
because it may just come true,
when it comes to me I just want see
me living this dream with you
last night I dreamt about
you and I in our own world together,
dreamt we shared our first kiss
and in me it will last forever.
- Same Book, Different Chapters -

You know me and the type of person that I am,
the last person to read a book…or even keep it in hand
then one winter night I began to read this book
which began the night I met you,
now I haven’t considered placing this book down
because reading it is all that I can do
the first few chapters caught me
it was each other’s personalities we got to know,
the chapters that proceeded those
described a friendship that would grow
caught up in this book of ours
I began to read ahead,
jumped beyond the futures past
when I should have remained where I was instead
now I can’t turn back through
the pages I have turned,
I look at what has happened
as a lesson from which I have learned
I told you and I tell you that I understand
and I will not attempt to force the situation,
I leave the future that is in this book
as a future meant to be fate’s creation
some may ask me about my wait
others may only ask me why,
I say I feel we are reading the same book in different chapters…
…as I’m waiting for you to be on the same page as I.
- The Only One -

Let me tell you about someone
who I believe is special to me,
a lady in my life forever
is what I want for her to be
faithful to the heart I swear
I will always stay,
I can’t wait to see her again
I miss her more than I did yesterday
as I tell you about that someone
who I am always thinking of,
I pray that you read between the lines
and see that this message is about love
a love I feel is special and true
it is also a love that I know will grow strong,
it is a love you share with me
a love that tells me we belong
I know you may not believe these words
that my beating heart is saying,
I pray someday you will believe in me
even after that I will keep on praying
please listen when I say
that from you I can’t stand being away,
and if you looked into my mind and heart
you would find that I embrace you there
everyday.
- I’m Coming Home -

It’s been tearing me up inside
as I look at this picture of you,
I find that thinking about you
is all that I can do
I picked up the phone and decided to call you
after pondering whether or not I should,
I heard this voice I haven’t heard in a while
and it made me feel so good
the voice I heard was heavenly
sounded like an angel to me,
it made me realize that with you
embraced in your arms is where I should be
I’ve been away for many days
but I’m not going to be away for much longer,
I think of you to help me get through each day
because you are the reason that my heart beats stronger
I look to my left and I look to my right
but I only see you when I close my eyes,
I sit alone choked up inside
trying to hold onto my heart as it cries
I just can’t seem to understand
why I have been feeling this way,
I only know that I
should have never gone away
I swear to you I’ll never go away again
never will I leave you alone,
embraced in your arms there will never be an end
I’m letting you that I’m coming home.
- Distance Makes -

I’m gazing at your picture
as it’s hanging up in front of me,
next to you embraced in your heart
is where I long to be
the weather’s getting colder
I know the warmth is in your arms,
and what you would find in me
is protection from any harm
staring out of my window
just wondering where you are,
just like the moon and the stars up above
I know that you are far
your smile in this picture
is as real as real can be,
a warmth is there I feel it touching
almost as if you were next to me
a lump in my throat as I look at you
while opening each saddened eye,
something about what I see in front of me
makes me start to cry
a tear drop runs down and jumps from my face
landing on this paper I write on,
it soaks through this paper as the pain soaks
through my heart
I’m feeling the hurt since the day I’ve been gone
I can’t help myself from thinking of you
your hearts’ affection I always ponder,
I’m telling you it is true when they say
that distance makes the heart grow fonder.
- Cherished Moment -

Walking with you on this cold night
as the stars lie still in the sky,
Snowflakes swim in the cool winter breeze
this is a docile world we are in…you and I
you hold my hand in yours
as I hold your gentle hand in mine,
I have been waiting for this moment
to arrive since what seems the beginning of time
this magical moment is with us
I pray this moment will never leave,
I knew this moment would be for us
all we had to do was believe
having faith in something
helps to make that something come true,
I have held this faith deep in my heart
to be the one to walk with you
our steps leave their mark
on the cool crisp snow,
as together we walk
on our journey we go
if I am awake I beg of you
to never let me sleep,
I cherish this moment
a moment I want to keep
if I am asleep again I beg of you
to never let me wake,
this moment I cherish forever
a moment I don’t want for time to take.
- My Feeling -

It’s been a while since the day I left
more than just a couple of days,
waiting for a letter to arrive from you
to read all that you have to say
I’m feeling strange and I’m also feeling
cold without the sound of your voice,
I don’t have your touch…I miss you so much
but I know leaving was my choice
I feel homesick I’m feeling afraid
I feel as though I can’t go on,
I’m feeling like I made the biggest mistake
I’m feeling as though life without you is wrong…
I look out my window trying to see the sun
but I don’t see it in the sky,
it’s like looking deep into my heart
and you are not there with I
I’m sitting here about to cry
my eyes are watery as they turn red,
not receiving a letter from you
makes me feel as though I’d rather be dead
I’m feeling homesick I’m feeling so scared
I’m feeling as though I just can’t go on,
but if there is one thing I feel more than anything
it’s that missing you is not a wrong.
- Tearing Me Up -

How do I tell you how I feel
how do I express what I feel is strong,
how do I find the path to take
in order to correct whatever went wrong
we have had our ups and downs
to go with every single plan,
now that we make our plans again
it’s time to continue on hand in hand
please never let me go
I’m begging you to hold me with your heart,
I swear I’ll never let you go
even when we are apart
as we are stepping on in life
we will have decisions from which to choose,
I have you in my life and heart
you are someone I do not want to lose
you are the person for whom
my heart feels and cares about,
you are true, special and unique
in this I truly have no doubt
this is my expression of how I feel
the only words I could find to describe,
how much I wish you and I were real
because this greatest short distance is tearing me up inside.
- My First Day -

Recollecting moments
teary-eyed I’m weeping,
tempestuous emotions override me
and my dreams as I am sleeping
a nightmare is what I’m living
sleepless as I wake,
you had to leave my life and dreams
it is my heart you didn’t hesitate to take
at the start of each day
I always had something to look forward to,
but now you have departed
what do I find to help me get through
I don’t find the energy
to open my eyes and see,
I just can’t face the fact
that I no longer have you next me
I walk alone in circles
attempting to understand this change,
now that you are gone
I know my life will never be the same
our time together has concluded
crying myself to sleep is all I can do,
recollecting moments
is how I spent my first day without you.
- Together, No More -

I allude to myself
a discussion about,
moving on in life
it’s you…I’ll have to do without
your laughter, your smile
your bright lively eyes;
the things that you said
which took me by surprise
an emotional warmth
I felt when we touched,
my heart would throb
as you told me you loved me so much
allowing my emotions
to get in the way,
I became attached to you
instead of preparing for our parting day
I glimpse into the past
when my heart knew no sorrow,
I am hurting today
as I pray to see you tomorrow
I allude to myself
a discussion about,
trying to live
when it’s you I cannot do without.
- Forever Embraced -
I made a simple remark
you said, “something’s never change,”
and although it’s been a year
I still feel the same
I still fall asleep
thinking of you late into the night,
I still find a way to see you
when nothing is in my sight
I still contemplate about
the night that we first met,
a different situation
one I won’t forget
I still think about
when I first expressed myself to you,
a feeling once was born
has grown into something true
although I’ve been confused
I have not become mad,
although I must admit
distance from you has made me feel sad
I have no animosity or regrets
over what you chose to do,
because even though you’re in
someone else’s arms
I’m still holding onto you.
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