Original Poems by Me

The Castle in the Forest

You once walked in this deep, dark forest

The forest of nightmarish dreams and talking trees

Such a forest, love, I call my mind

And, as such, I call it me

With a castle at the center

Pulsating -- shaking the trees -- creating the wind

It was my heart, I told you

And perhaps, I thought, it would be a mistake to let you in

Such a castle is sure to be cold

The windy, dark forest is preferable

But this, you simply couldn't be told

because, my love, you were insufferable

Incapable, unshakable, unbreakable

A diamond, kryptonite, or my love

Couldn't compare, couldn't believe

That of your love, that you loved me

Or did you, now?

Could you have?

I don't know how

Since I'm only on half

Half a heart

Half a whole

Half a love

Half a soul

And, dear, that's why I built

Those grey, stone castle walls

To protect you from the darkness and coldness

That resides in half of those halls...