White...

She held fast to the white petaled flower
She clutched it hard in her hand
She treasured it every minute, every hour
It was the real thing not the contraband

The beautiful petals hang firmly on the stalk
The white complimenting the green
The white shining in the rays of the sun round the clock
The white its rich, pure and clean

The white petals soft to the touch
She felt as she touched the flower to her cheek
Gentle and tender, velvet and such
She sought for such others to pick

The white petals returning her gaze
returning her smile
Like they read into her soul maze
igniting her sense of style

Maybe the white was drawing her
closer and closer to her destiny
Maybe the white was deluding her
taking her further and further into her enchanted spree

The ghost of a good life.....

That which haunted her
That which dwelt within her that was no more
She was and now is not
The ghost of a good life

She reminisces with a smile
How happy she used to be
How happy her mother would have been
but she's now a ghost of a good life

She lived with her grandma now
who is so proud of her achievements
she became a mentor to many young girls
but remains the ghost of a good life

Everybody loved her, spoke well of her
she was married with children who were loved too
A school teacher admired by many
then became a ghost of a good life

who will take after her
who will carry her legacy
she waits for her children to be older
and relieve the ghost of a good life

In the mind of the heart....

He had said He loved her
and she had said it too
They were to be together forever
Or so they thought
They had been seeing each other a while now
each moment more exhilarating than the last
So in love with her he was
And in love with him she was
Looking into each others eyes would be speech
holding each others hands was communication
They were certain
They were sure
It was meant to be

The bumpy rides came and shook their little union
They drifted apart but soon got close again
They learned how to deal with this
The conflict would keep them apart no more
They soon talked about marriage
They were a serious bunch
even to the detail of how many kids
They laughed together
When she cried he comforted her
And they laughed some more
He held his head up
He was going to be great someday and he knew it
He wanted to share his future with her

She supported his hobby and passion
He supported her dreams and ambition
They made a great team
They would make a great family
or so they thought
Her eyes were on him alone
Her heart was with her studies and family
The divided attention took a toll of her
She had to let one go
All wanted her time, her love, her attention
How could she let her education suffer from lack of dedication?
How could her family be last on the list?
She let him go
she was sad and so was he
He wondered why?
He always asked
Why him and not a balance sought after?
After all the bumpy rides he thought they were better than that
They could have made it
They could have done it together
She had only one year left
It could have been managed
He supported her
He let her go

Her eyes were still on him, her heart broken
His eyes were on her, his heart broken
If their hearts would have decided
They would have remained together forever