Linda M. Crate- Two Poems

be brave, fearless 

 

Youth is wasted on the young. All these doubts, insecurities, and fears that we allow to hold ourselves back is ridiculous. Why is it when no one teaches you when you're to be brave, to be fearless? We all die, but we're not delicate flowers. We're stronger than we give ourselves credit for. Stop cradling us with your concerns, let us stretch our wings and fly into the sun. Let us blaze with the fire of stars. Let's stop wasting our youth, let's scorch all the bitter wings off of yesterday. Make the horizon dotted with clouds better than those we were always forced to swallow. Let us make the world recognize that failure is better than never trying, breathing isn't always shallow, and  just accepting someone the way they are is better than being accepted for what we are not. 

please let me love you 

 

i'm not who i was, i used

to be mad at you; a little

hurt at you, somehow

i've forgiven you —

wondering if you'll ever love

me again,

blamed you for everything you've

done i can't blame you if 

you'll never forgive me —

i write about your love so much

because i want you back,

and your name is etched on my heart

seeing all the photographs of us

makes me wish you'd change your mind

should i just let you go? wish i could

there's a connection deep between us that

i just can't sever; 

hurts to think of you happy without me,

but maybe you're happier now than i could ever

make you —

i should just stay away

not complicate things, shouldn't i?

if home is where the heart is then my heart is with you

and maybe i should stay away, but you're the only

song i could ever remember the words to

the only one that convinced me

i wasn't crazy,

so please take me with you on every adventure 

you take in this insane world;

take my hand, kiss my lips, touch my heart with

flowers of romance once more —

just let go of your pride,

admit you could've been wrong;

for once i 

could have gotten it right

because i'm dying without you here.