10/14/12

May You Always Rest
By Stacy Maddox

You asked if I had seen the pain

To your brave and troubled past

The hungry need in your eyes

Truth revealed at last

My heart cries out

Your broken soul bleeds

To touch the sting

And know what it means

Suffering has been no stranger

Haunting every dark door

It comes as relentless waves

Like tides chasing the shore

The sun has set too many times

Leaving no sign of light

All hope bitterly lost

Closing in for the night

Love has come and gone

Lonely paths and unshed tears

Unfinished and never forgotten

Timeless, through passing of years

I want to take away

The hurt that you feel

Show you a genuine love

That is more than real

Come soft to my waiting arms

Lay your head on my breast

Safe at home, sleep sweet

May you always rest.

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“Stacy Maddox lives, dreams and writes in the fast-paced city of Lawrence, KS. When she is not writing poems, songs and stories or taking photographs, she is tending her garden, cooking and spending time with her family and two children. She loves to soak up the sun by the river and feel the rush of water over her feet. Stacy has been published in Shades Of Expression by Gerl Publishing, The Medulla Project, Daily Love and Mused: The BellaOnline Literary Review. She has been passionate about poetry, photography, music, quotes and stories for over 30 years.”