copyright mariah lichty 2009

I sit waiting on the stairs

Hoping for you to come home

I don’t think you will

I saw you with her

Know that you saw me

Know now that the ring

On your finger means nothing to you

Know what I mean to you.

I mean nothing.

She means something.

Or maybe she means nothing.

Maybe she’s just a toy

Just a teddy bear for you to play with

Just like I was,

But am no longer.

Because I saw you with her.

Because I know you saw me.

Because now I know,

Know that you never loved me.

Know that I still love you.

But I won’t be loved back.

So now I sit waiting.

Waiting for you to come home

And explain,

Explain that it was nothing

That she was just a good friend.

But I know that’s not it.

Know you’re not coming home.

Know that I still love you,

Will always love you,

And right now I miss you,

Right now I hate you,

Right now I love you.

Right now,

I wait for you,

Knowing that I will be waiting forever.

Waiting,

Instead of loving,

Until death.

there was a camel who lived in a zoo

where did he come from, he came from wazoo

i turned around

fell flat on the ground

for there sat the camel, playing kazoo.

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

Copy Write  Backstrom 2009

Just another day,

Where the Sun rose and fell,

saw you again,

and your still doing well,

We talked for awhile,

and then said goodbye,

and when i hugged you,

I felt i would cry.

I didn’t feel pain,

but instead a new feeling,

From our break-up i realized,

inside im still healing.

I miss the flirty comments,

the way my hand fit in yours,

and when i think of you,

my heart still soars.

In that one hug,

My life had a purpose,

what hides deep inside me,

rose to the surface.

So now when i dream,

Our hearts fit back together.

like time had rewinded,

to when us ment: forever.

Copy Write Backstrom 2009

Like paper and pen,

to me, it’s just right.

without one, there isn’t the other,

like dark and then light.

Opposites attract,

and somehow become one,

like empty and full,

not finished and done.

A smile, a frown,

the future the past,

no matter how little,

these things seem to last.

From bright to dull,

beginings and ends,

wet and then dry,

enemies and friends.

These all go together,

like old and brand-new,

opposites attract,

like me to you.

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

Knock knock

Knock knock.

Something’s at the door.

A flash of black

A flash of white

A stripe runs through the fur

A gasp

A shriek

A frightened yell

Do you know who it is?

A ghastly smell

A runaway pet

I think I have a clue

You get sprayed

I run away

I know who it is, do you?

Open up the door and smile down

‘Why hello, Mr. Skunk, what a beautiful day.’

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

Just an Ordinary Storm

The  skies roar

with thunder

A horseshoe in The Clouds

Splash into the muddy lake

I started freaking out.

Wind picks up and I fall over

I get up

Skies open and pour out their soul

A soul made of water, H2O

Rain shoots down like arrows

Stinging my shoulders,

My legs

And my hands.

Don’t be afraid,

It’s just an ordinary storm.

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

Joys of life are fun.

Joys of life are relaxing.

Joys of life are what you enjoy.

Different for everyone.

For me its always nature

Sunsets of gold and pink.

The songbirds in the trees.

The beautiful things in life aren’t always what you do with others.

Beautiful things in my life;

Beautiful things in yours.

Always different yet the same.

Swimming

Friends

And laughing.

Those are always fun.

The way the little girl smiles

The way the little boy laughs.

When you know you’ve done something right.

Something correct.

Something amazing.

Those, are the joys in life.

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

One day i will hate you.

one day i will love you.

one day i will die for you.

one day i will beg you not to go.

but right now i do not hate you,

nor do i love you so.

right now i will watch you die,

just like i watch you go

because right now,

i dont care.

about you

about her

about me.

so go ahead and keep on walking,

but dont you dare come back,

because one day soon i will hate you.

one day soon i will love you,

die for  you,

beg you.

but that day

is not today.

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

Puzzle Called Life

No one understands me

Or how I live my life.

I do this when you want that.

You think I’m strange,

Call me weird;

Well guess what,

My life is a mystery,

To both you and I;

I keep discovering new clues,

More pieces to the puzzle,

And this puzzle is not yet finished,

Not even half done.

It keeps getting bigger,

It will never be finished until the day I die.

This puzzle is bewildering

With millions of pieces,

And no picture on the box,

Because there is no box;

The pieces just appear,

Different ones for different paths.

Strange,

Weird,

Unique,

Mysterious,

All describe my life;

All describe your life.

All, describe life.

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

When the day is done

And you’re exhausted,

Stop and smell the roses.

When you quarrel with friends

And you don’t know what to do,

Stop and admire the daisies.

When the trip is tough

And you’re lost without hope,

Stop and listen to song.

When you need a break

And a pick-me-up,

Stop and taste your freedom.

When its been a long year

And its too much to bear,

Stop and feel your comforts.

When life is good

And you’re without worry,

Stop and count your blessings.

Blessings of roses,

Blessings of daisies,

Blessings of comfort and song.

Blessings of freedom

Of hardships and life,

Blessings of all the above.

So when you go on the road trip of life,

Remember to stop and smell the roses along the way.

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

Sunlight Streaming

Sunlight streams in the window

Glinting off your hair

You wear it to your chin

Swept forward in your eyes

I stare at you till class is done

And then I stare some more

You caught me looking that one time

The time you caught my gaze

A smile playing in your sparkling eyes

Your eyes are green

I noticed then

I never had before

It happened again the next day

And once more after that

Till finally you stopped me after class

And asked if we could talk

It ended up being more than that

I found your lips on mine

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

Peace

Flies buzzing

Horns blaring,

Birds singing in the trees of white.

The taste of fresh air in my mouth.

The rough bark against my back.

Dragonflies are everywhere;

Flitting, around my head;

Around my tree.

The smell of dirt from the gardens and grass.

Tiny little bugs crawl;

On my hands

            On my legs

            On my feet.

They’re everywhere.

This, is peace

copyright 2009 mariah lichty

Branded on my Skin

Branded on my skin,

are many many scars.

Scars of sorrow, of fun and of anger.

Please help me.

Scars are everywhere;

on my arms

on my legs

on my hands.

Help me please.

Scars are everywhere;

On my heart

My memory

My soul.

Please help me.

Tears falling as I explain,

How I got this one,

And this one

And that.

I know I have been wrong

in punishing myself,

but what’s done

is done

And can’t be undone.

If possible to go back,

I would.

But the scars make me who I am,

Who I want to be.

Scars are everywhere.

I am branded like cattle,

Only I had a choice.

I made the wrong one.

Someone, just help me please.