"Empathy"
Upon entrance, I was impressed with your elegance and your style.
You articulated in speech,
and looked glamorous appearance-wise.
Even the soles of your shoes and every strand of your hair;
you dared to be a lady, you dared to be supreme.
Everything was so put together, groomed and well manicured.
You struck me as being one with class and panache, so bourgeois.
I was so wrong. You fell from grace.
You used your beautiful manipulation of words to disgrace me.
You shocked me. I saw the metamorphosis before my eyes.
For once the wig came off and the makeup was gone,
I saw the true you, your true looks emerged.
A you that's plain and simple, without class or style.
You became an ordinary woman, and given time you became a hag. It's time to say goodbye, say goodbye mother-in-law.
I thought I would've wanted you in my life.
Copyright ©2007 Clayon G. E. Huggins

Time
If I could turn back
Turn back the hands of time
I'll do it; I'll do it for
You
But, time is gone and time
Has past and I cannot
Cannot do what I want to
If I could take back
Take back all the wrongs
I'll do it; I'll do it for
You
But wrongs are done and
Never forgotten
Unfortunately sometimes that is true
But if I could go back
And do things all over
I'll make sure that I still
Fall in love with you
Copyright ©2007 Clayon Elizabeth Huggins

I Still

I still love you
Yes, you, I am sure
Yes I do, I still care
I can not stand your habits
but the love for you is still there
You once brightened my day
and once upon a time you made me smile
I'm not sure what occurred since then
but I smile sometimes more now

I still have feelings in my heart for you
and I know that you still care
but to revert to unhappiness and go back to that
I don't think that I can dare

Yes I still
but I won't
not because I can't
but because our happiness depends on it
I don't wish I didn't
still...
Copyright ©2007 Clayon G. Huggins

You
As I sat on the train this morning, commuting to work.
All I could think about was you.
I sat, gazing across the car at no one in particular.
At times, I would close my eyes but never fall asleep,
not feeling fatigued my eyes would re-open
at once.
I thought about us, and how much you've affected my life positively.
You make me feel good about myself. You make me feel pretty.
I've always had high self esteem and have always been confident
to the point of conceit,
but after my last relationship I was feeling
a bit down and out of it.
You rekindled that flame. You brought back what I needed.
That umph, that fire, that bright light
that sparkles so intensely you feel it in my
kiss.
And when times are rough and we suffer set
backs, you're there for me. You hold my hand, you lift me up,
you carry me. That's why I love you.
That's why I care about us. That's why I am with you.
Copyright ©2007 Clayon G. Huggins
 


Center Stage Magazine


A Selection of Poems by Clayon G. Huggins
Copyright ©2007 Clayon G. Huggins
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