Poems and Songs
Here're some poems and songs I've written over the years. They probably suck
but I figured this was the only way I'd ever get them published. So here goes...
TITLE: ALL OR NOTHING
CHORUS:
ALL OR NOTHING
THAT'S WHAT I WANT FROM YOU
GIVE ME YOUR ALL OR NOTHING
WE'RE HALVES OF ONE, NOT TWO
FULL OR EMPTY
THAT'S WHAT I NEED FROM YOU
JUST LEAVE ME FULL OR EMPTY
MAKE UP MY MIND WHAT TO DO
We can't live like this anymore.
we both need to know what's in store.
We've made it through joy and through pain;
walked together in sunshine and rain.
Will it be for always or never?
Is commitment a storm we can weather? (chorus)
Halfway isn't enough to make it last.
Avoiding the truth's leading us nowhere fast.
We can't go on touching, then backing away.
Love's a gift to treasure, not a game to play.
Giving parts of each other aren't making us whole.
We've shared bodies and minds, but not souls. (chorus)
Keeping it light is too heavy a load;
Love without commitment's too bumpy a road.
It's much too easy to give up and say goodbye,
If a love isn't strong enough on which to rely.
A love felt througout is a love that survives.
It's what we need for the rest of our lives. (chorus)
Copyright 1983 JoAnne Seamans
This song is dedicated to my favorite character on the Forever Knight TV show, Vachon (a vampire). It's written from the viewpoint of a mortal woman that loved him (Tracy)
TITLE: LOVE IS
CHORUS: TIME IS A TREASURE LOVE CANNOT BUY
LOVE IS A MEMORY TIME CANNOT BLUR
WE WERE NOT READY TO SAY GOODBYE
THOUGH OUR TIME ENDED, OUR LOVE WILL NOT
The memories did not die with you, my love
evening walks along the beach, together in the rain
happy just to touch, to have each other near
I just can't believe I'll never hold you again
How could this have happened....oh, God why
All I ever asked for was one more night, but.... (chorus)
The feelings did not die with you, my love
they awaken with the day, yet do not sleep at night
The pain is welcome, it's numbness I fear
Looking into the sun, I no longer see light.
Why did you leave me alone in this way
All I ever wanted was to see you smile, but... (chorus)
I did not die with you, my love
sobbing through the night, seeing only you
in a crystal pool made of tears
getting through a day the most I could do
Why didn't I beg you to bring me across?
All you ever needed was one more night, but... (chorus)
Copyright 1997 JoAnne Seamans
This was written for someone I once knew.
TITLE: ETERNAL TEARS
CHORUS: YOU SQUEEZED MY HEART DRY
ETERNAL TEARS FALL IN MY MIND
LEFT FOR DEAD, YET I SURVIVED
TIME COULD NOT HEAL, BUT IT REVIVED.
As I look back
at years long past
I wonder why it mattered so
being ripped apart so long ago
I believed in us
in every tommorow
Until the day you went away
without even a note, nothing to say
CHORUS
Life ended when you left
then came existence, hanging by a thread
days into months, not even years mattered
dreams become nightmares when they are shattered
time loses all meaning
sunlight fades to gray
even now, the memories remain
although acceptance has dulled the pain.
CHORUS
The sun still rises
and at night it sets
I saw you the other day
and turned and walked away
An excuse to stop trying
that's all you ever were
I don't need you now, I didn't really then
Now that I see that, maybe I'll try again...
CHORUS
Copyright 1986 JoAnne Seamans
This was written in memory of Jabberwocky, who was the resident kitty at an animal hospital I worked at.
TITLE: JABBERWOCKY
(alternate title: PLEASE KEEP YOUR CATS INDOORS)
And so, no more--
your soft gentle purring, those precious words of love
your siamese-sad cry, always begging to be held
stalking flies through summer, sleepy-smiling in fall
such beautiful memories even time will not dull.
But for now, remembering only--
your bloody, broken body, so quiet and still
holding you close as life's warmth slowly left your body
settling you gently within the plastic of death
such horrible truths even time cannot undo.
Left hoping with what's left of heart--
please, God, let that fixed stare have been merely surprise
please don't let it have been immeasurable pain
please let it have been quick and painless
and please, please take care of our sweet perfect baby boy.
Copyright 1989 JoAnne Seamans
These are for my grandma and grandpa who passed away within 6 months of each other in 1990. We miss them always.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF LOLA L. CAMPBELL
ENTERED INTO ETERNAL REST 12/6/90
And, so, now it has been a year
without you whom we held so dear.
You were so much to so many-right through the unexpected end.
Ma, grandma, gram gram, cousin, aunt, sister, friend.
The fates did not even give us a chance to say goodbye,
leaving us with love's hardest decision and years of tears to cry.
Please know that we love and miss you, and we always will.
We thank God each day that, in so many ways, you are with us still.
Copyright 1991 JoAnne Seamans
IN LOVING MEMORY OF DONALD E. CAMPBELL
ENTERED INTO ETERNAL REST 6/5/90
For so many years we watched you suffer,
We prayed and wondered if God even heard our cries.
In time becoming the caretakers of your body
long after that beautiful soul had left your eyes.
But even with all the years of preparation
mourning each small loss of the you we knew
nothing could prepare us for that final goodbye
And so we will always be loving you and missing you.
Copyright 1991 JoAnne Seamans
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