Romance – Page 6 – Word Smith Wisdom

Do Ya?

Do Ya?

The pure white dove.

It’s a symbol of love.

But, you never cared for that,

do ya?

You drove that bird away.

The day he came your way.

You didn’t want any crap,

do ya?

The knights in days of old,

were quite chivalrous, I’ve been told.

You don’t know what it’s worth,

do ya?

A man of manners; a man of dignity.

Is a man you’ll rarely see.

Tell me. Do you think it’s a curse?

Do ya?

A monk can often be celibate

Yet, he hasn’t said the hell with it.

It’s his vows. You don’t comprehend,

do ya?.

You have no vows of your own.

Yet, your heart is made of stone.

Or, is it that you just pretend?

Do ya?

He is one who stays to himself.

His books and poetry is his wealth.

He, you avoided. Were you afraid?

Do ya?

Do ya run from every decent man?

Are you afraid of la la land?

Are you afraid of being laid?

Do ya?

Do ya fear what may transpire?

A romance that will set you on fire?

Or is it just an unknown fear?

Do ya?

Many species mate for life.

Does this translate to strife?

Is being a wife what you fear?

Do ya?

There is no answer in running away.

It will be just the same on any day.

Face your fears and take a vow.

Do ya?

Do ya have the fortitude to step up?

Keep your life from becoming corrupt.

Do you think it is worth it now?

Do ya?

——————-R.W. Johnson—–(2017)

A Tough Message

A Tough Message

I know it’s kind of late.

I didn’t mean to wake you.

I got something I’ve gotta say.

Something for you to do.

Many times I’ve tried to tell her.

But, the words just came out wrong.

You’ve got to tell my mother that you’re gone.

I knew you would understand.

You were always close to her.

Don’t say that I should be the man.

She didn’t expect this to occur.

I just don’t want to hurt her.

You can make her understand.

On this point, I am sure.

Better from a woman than a man.

I would like to help all I can.

I just don’t feel I can do it.

My emotions are like sifting sand.

I haven’t yet worked through it.

I think of all I would have to tell her.

It is so much for her to understand.

And for me, most of it is a blur.

It is better from a woman than a man.

I know it’s kind of late.

I didn’t mean to wake you.

I’ve got something I’ve gotta say.

Something for you to do.

Many times I’ve tried to tell her.

But, the words just came out wrong.

You’ve got to tell my mother that you’re gone.

——————————R. W. Johnson—–(2017)

Uncontrollable Love

Uncontrollable Love

I can’t believe that we’re together.

I hope this day will last forever.

It is not good to deceive a friend.

But, it had to be, so why pretend.

I’m not proud of lying to others.

I felt like I was in the gutter.

The reward is being with you.

For this, I will do all I have to do.

You are worth all my contemplations.

The friends I had have bad relations.

They want to make me suffer.

They want to treat me rougher.

I screwed them all over to get to you.

For you, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do.

I know all this, you may not approve.

I’m not in a rut, I’m in a groove.

A love like this, I can’t control.

Please, just let this all unfold.

You will see I was meant for you.

And you were meant for me too.

Our friends will forgive us in time.

Once they see you are truly mine.

Love is blind and I did run amuck.

Like being run over by a garbage truck.

I can’t control what I may do.

As long as the end result is you.

We are there. We must make it last.

Or else, they all will beat my ass.

The path to true love passes through forever.

A signpost up ahead. Eternity or never.

Take this trip with me you won’t regret.

You won’t feel sorry for the day we met.

—————————–R. W. Johnson—–(2017)

The Little Knight Win’s Big

The Little Knight Win’s Big

The day happened as I was told.

The fairies told me to be bold.

I wanted to win the hand,

of the fairest in the land.

The fairies told me how I can.

They said I have to be the man.

I knew what I had to do.

My mama didn’t raise a fool.

Today was the championship joust.

I owned the best horse in the house.

I entered with a goal in mind.

Everything was going to be just fine.

I defeated all who came my way.

The king’s champion was next today.

None had been able to defeat him.

I had to do it.—–. I had to win!!

The flag was dropped & off we went.

Toward one another, we were sent.

Lances down, we hit in a clash.

The Black Knight was knocked on his ass.

The crowd went wild with cheers.

I rode in front of the king with no fear.

He said: “Name your prize, oh mighty knight.”

“Your daughter’s hand, if I might?”

The king was shocked into silence.

The crowd cheered, he feared violence.

He agreed to my bold request.

But, the best part is coming yet.

For I have won the hand,

of the fairest in the land.

——————————R. W. Johnson—–(2017)

Moderately Confused #2

Moderately Confused #2

After just one date, you won’t come around.

I am very sorry I let you down.

I am sorry I acted like I did, my dear.

I was just trying to cover up my fear.

I know now that I was a real ass.

I acted like someone without any class.

I embarrassed you in front of your friends.

I will never get another date with you again.

I have always been afraid of what I’d do.

I found out on my date with you.

That was the first real date I have been on.

I felt really sad when you were gone.

I have this built in fear of failure.

I hoped I would overcome it if I ‘date her.’

That didn’t work and you hate me for it.

I was hoping I could score a hit.

Once there, I just fell apart & became a jerk.

Whatever I tried, it just didn’t work.

There is no redemption I could mention.

If it was a job, I’d lose my pension.

I deserve all that has happened to me.

But, you didn’t deserve any of it, you see.

The jig is up, I’ll be on my way.

I hope I never repeat this day.

—————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2017)

A Trip That Keeps On Giving

A Trip That Keeps On Giving

While walking in this new place,

I ended up at the marketplace.

All the people everywhere.

Many new smells in the air.

Different spices from many lands.

People talking with their hands.

As they bargained for the lowest price.

Everything here looked so nice.

Then, I saw her walking by.

She smiled when she caught my eye.

I had never seen her before.

But, I knew I wanted to see her more.

She had a scarf wrapped around her head.

Like most women, as she moved ahead.

Before long, she was out of sight.

I looked for her till it was night.

At the hotel, something was missing.

The thought of her and I kissing.

But, she was nowhere to be found.

No matter how much I looked around.

The next day she never showed.

The marketplace was growing old.

Day after that, I was headed home.

A long air flight back all alone.

The following week, I was walking downtown.

Suddenly, I turned around.

A woman was entering a store.

She looked the same as she did before.

Rapidly, I followed her in.

I was thinking how to begin.

I said: “I saw you in the marketplace.”

“Then, you were gone without a trace.”

She said: “Yes, I remember you.”

“ You remind me of someone I knew.”

“That was another lifetime now.”

“You remembered me somehow?”

She had a wrinkle appear on her brow.

“Something lit up in me when I saw you.”

“I knew I wanted to see more of you.”

“This is very strange, for sure.”

“I came home, and we meet at this store?”

“You’re from here also?”, I said.

“Yes, I have lived here since I was wed.”

“You are married then?”

”No, my husband died a few years ago.”

“You reminded me of him, very much so.”

My heart started a trip to forever.

I knew I had to be very cleaver.

But, I was sure she was my destiny.

She was everything I wanted her to be.

One thing led to another.

She introduced me to her brother.

We hit it off very good.

Everything was falling into place.

I was sure this was our fate.

If you travel abroad at any time.

Always keep this story in mind.

For, the same could happen to you.

Falling in love with the one met for you.

——————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2017)

Time Fulfilled

Time Fulfilled

Time is eternal, love is too.

I have enough time for you.

Distance is often a bummer

If only I could hear from her.

Days stretch into months.

I think of her a bunch.

Months stretch into years.

I see her through my tears.

Gray walls never change.

It doesn’t help to complain.

Only one word, or a letter,

and I would feel so much better.

Time passes, the memories stay.

Have to hang on one more day.

The day comes. I am released.

She is there,—– in the street.

Time becomes eternity.

There is only her and me.

My arms reach out for her.

I know she is mine for sure.

Two hearts are beating as one.

I’m not aware of the setting sun.

Here in eternity forever.

We walk away together.

————R. W. Johnson—–(2017)

It’s A Long Way To Never

It’s A Long Way To Never

We’ve been together a long, long time.

Since being introduced by a friend of mine.

I love living together, just you and me.

But, there’s so much more I want it to be.

It seems it’s a long way to never.

I know we belong together.

We are true to one another.

Neither would want any other.

I want to seal it with a ring.

Do you know what I mean?

You avoid the thought like a plague.

You say you want bacon and eggs.

Anything to change the subject.

Don’t you think it will fit our budget?

Are you afraid of the commitment?

It’s time you started to get with it.

If our love is true, time to tell others.

We are one till one dies, or the other.

It seems it’s a long way to never.

I know we belong together.

We are true to one another.

Neither would want any other.

I want to seal it with a ring.

Do you know what I mean?

Maybe it is something that will never be.

I know that you want to be with me.

Yet, marriage is something that scares you.

What do you think it would make me do?

————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2017)

It’s A Crazy World

It’s a Crazy World

I was there when it started coming down.

There was no more happiness to be found.

All there was, was heartbreak and misery.

There was no way to reverse it, that I could see.

The parents told me to get the hell out.

But, I wasn’t going to sit around and pout.

I went about proving that they were wrong.

I didn’t want this to take too long.

I was not two timing their daughter.

It was all a bunch of hog fodder.

I will get the bastards who said such a thing.

They are not getting away with anything.

I followed my sources to the very end.

It pays to have some real friends.

The last clue fell into place.

I almost fell right on my face.

The culprit of rumors was my sister.

Just because I wouldn’t kiss her?

I told her it was the wrong thing to do.

I’d rather kiss my girlfriend than I would you.

She vowed to get revenge.

She wasn’t sorry, so why pretend.

So, I gave her a kiss and told her to talk.

Most won’t believe it, as likely as not.

She came clean about the whole darned thing.

Told the parents why she tried to make a scene.

The parents apologized for saying I flirted.

But, still no dating, cause I was perverted.

I almost flew into a rage.

I felt like I was in a cage.

I’m not perverted, it is my sister.

They said that’s a real twister.

How do we know it doesn’t run in the family?

I said, I don’t try to give little girls candy.

They finally relented and said we could date.

My girlfriend said I was a little bit late.

She found another to occupy her time.

This whole thing almost blew my mind.

But, the men is white coats are nice to me.

They let me roam around on the grounds, you see.

My sister comes to visit now and then.

She seems to be dating my X- girlfriend.

———————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2017)

Rainy Days

Rainy Days

Rainy days, they are here to stay.

They remind me of that special day.

The day we met, and so it started.

Still together, we haven’t parted.

Even on the day we got married.

It rained a lot, but we didn’t tarry.

Rainy days are our special days.

We go to movies and see plays.

We stay at home and snuggle too.

We just enjoy whatever we do.

You name it, we’ve done that too.

We don’t live in a flood zone.

We don’t have to save our home.

We just make the most of it.

It seems to help our love to grow.

Wonderful blessings seem to flow.

Too much rain isn’t very good.

Still love will grow, like it should.

Rainy days and Mondays are around.

But, they never get us down.

For us, it is a magical time.

Makes us feel like we’re in our prime.

I don’t know how rain makes you feel?

Like a cat or like a seal.

One hates it, the other loves it.

I hope, for you, the one that fits

is the one that makes you pleased.

Not the one that will make you sneeze.

——————–R.W. Johnson—–(2017)