Oneness

Oneness
© N Noël October 2010


What does it feel like
To have someone hold you
Throughout the night

Is it a stillness
A Oneness of another’s soul
That intertwines with yours

Does it make you want to love
Is it a feeling of warmth
What does it feel like
To see another breathe
Quietly in deep slumber
Is it peace to a lovers Soul
Knowing that person belongs to you

Does the softness and scent
Of your lover seduce you
Like drunken wine
Is it like a sky full
Of bright stars on a dark night

Is the Oneness sweet
Like a fountain of drizzled caramel
On your tongue
That makes you yearn for more

What does it feel like
That Oneness
Knowing the person
Sleeping in your arms
Loves you at your core

Is it like rain
Falling on a hot dry day
Is it the smell of sunshine
On the dew of roses
Honeysuckle sweet

What is this Oneness
This silent knowing
That makes a lover
Lie so still
Cradling this treasure
They feel from within

Is it a secret
Shared with only a few
What is this Oneness
My questions go unanswered
But my thoughts go back to you

Gave Up

Gave Up
© N Noël Oct 2010

Gave up on perfect a long time ago
Found there was never room to grow
Walked out on time invested
From emotions tied to a fool
Traded in for one minute at a time
When all seems well
In those quite moments
When your conscience screams
“WAKE Up, tell them all to go to HELL”

Gave up on people
That are just breathing air
In the end life is never about fair
Blowing smoke rings of lies
They want you to believe
Gave up on those
That try to ill-conceive

Gave up on the fairy tale
That never comes true
Fake smiles
Piles of “I Like and I Love You”
And the fable that one person
Could every be true

Gave up on corporate ties
Lengthy lies, promotions and bonuses
That never amount to shit
Just swimming in paperwork
Day in and day out
Living in a box never getting ahead
Just for someone else’s ego to be fed

Gave up on people saying Yes
Out of respect
For fear of being hurt or left
The truth is just the truth
Say what you mean
Mean what you say
Everyone that comes into a life
Isn’t meant to stay

Gave up on being polite
Smiling in spite of hurt
Anger, Stress and Pain
Gave up on listening
To the he, she, we said continuous complaints
Make your bed and lie in or retreat
Some need to be banded
From the words “FREEDOM OF SPEECH”

Gave up on being “Not Enough”
Right or wrong
At the end of the day
It’s all a rhetoric sing song
Gave up on the “white picket” fence
2.5 kids, the Pension and home equity
Nothing is worth it all without
SANITY

Gave up on the word “FAIR”
For that matter what folks call “Good Hair”
All in All it’s All the same
Like loose change in a beggars pockets
An empty investment eventually
Traded, wasted with nothing to gain

Gave up on being on time
Punching a clock, wearing a watch
Full pockets, bank accounts
800#’s that wake you from sleep
Alarms in the morning
Coffee, cigarettes and too much effort
Tired of working hard without success
Can’t wrap my mind around life’s stress

Wonder each day what good is
Education and common sense
Withers compared to the
Business of who you know
Who you slept with
Nepotism and sexual conquests
They take the lead over
Promoting who’s best

Gave up perfect so long ago
Can somebody tell me
Which road to take
To leave this sideshow
Gave up on the things that made no sense
Moved on to SILENCE
Quiet abandonment

Gave up on false hope
Insignificant people, situations and wasted time
Tuned out the noise, chatter and selfish lies
Gave up the fantasy called living “This Life”
Walked away without regrets
Gave up the expected
For what felt right

Gave up wanting, needing
Then I became enough
Gave up what others think
I just don’t give a fuck
Found a small space within myself
A core of acceptance where peace can dwell
Gave up perfect a long time a ago
It didn’t agree with this person
I’ve become to know