There is something beautiful About words And all that they can convey To depict or argue To describe or illuminate Words are beautiful Even if they sometimes hurt -Kel Dayheart
Shelter
I was only ever homeless When I did not Have the shelter Of your arms To call my own -Kel Dayheart
In Love with…
Have you ever fallen in love with a poem? Had the words cascade around you, Surround you Touching your heart like nothing had before I am a hopeless romantic Who easily falls for words -Kel Dayheart
Haiku #29
Absolutely That is that I adore you With all that makes me
No Good
Never before had you been so callous And so cruel to me That I had to wonder Is this what everyone meant When they said "You're no good for me?" -Kel Dayheart
Contradiction
He is a walking contradiction That walks with sure feet No matter the amounts of stumbles With steady hands to hold Even when they tremble He is an old soul Who still has his youthful grace That continues on Despite his aching feet Despite his tremble -Kel Dayheart
Last Nerve
You are overprotective To the point, I feel held captive It's getting on my last nerve That you won't even curve Your insistent need to protect It's no wonder that I reject This behavior that I cannot condone Your true colors have shown -Kel Dayheart
Through a Lens
Filtering light through A camera lens Seems to magnify Seems to diminish The focus Captured moments Making everything perfect Making everything fake -Kel Dayheart
Ignorance is Bliss
With rose- tinted glasses on Flouncing through life with blinders Blind to the true world Ignorance is bliss until It's forcibly taken -Kel Dayheart
Burning Oak
The deep timber of his voice Reminded her of old oak trees Standing tall for hundreds of years With a smokey quality That ignited a wild-fire Through her veins And ended up blooming on her cheeks -Kel Dayheart
Fragment of a Figment 