by Jon Lawton | Feb 4, 2012 | Poetry
Real men don’t cry I was taught as a child It’s not a man thing But real men do cry Where no one can see I do it alone To show it is weak That’s how I cope My pain is personal I do not share It’s hidden away My own private grief Because real men do cry...
by Jon Lawton | Feb 4, 2012 | Poetry
To love without hope is true love My dreams will never come true You will never love me But I will always love you
by Jon Lawton | Feb 4, 2012 | Poetry
You are my compass You guide me safely home Without you I would be lost All at sea, no land in sight My life in your hands You have my heart For always
by Jon Lawton | Dec 5, 2011 | Poetry
I was a knight And I live in a castle High walls of hard stone Every brick laid by pain The towers built from despair A fortress of shattered dreams My sword forged from loneliness Battements carved from sorrow At night Dragons come for me You cannot fight them all...
by Jon Lawton | Dec 3, 2011 | Poetry
I miss you all the time Every night you’re in my dreams When I wake I feel so alone I yearn to feel your touch To kiss your lips To look into your eyes And say “I love you”
