Towards Forever

There is a highway in the sky
Which flows towards forever?

To those who have lived a virtuous life
The stars will shine like diamonds, to guide you along the way

And for those who create misery for others
Only darkness will fill the void, leading to oblivion

At the beginning of my end, their lies a road without a name
As I travel forward, seeking to find the heartaches I left behind

It starts to dawn on me, how cruel time can be
In trying to put back the pieces, to all that has been lost

So I gather my thoughts, as best I can
Before the tears, begin to flow for the memories we once held

I thought how hard it would be, to let you know the score
To tell you the love we shared, has gone to another's heart

It's never easy to tell someone, the way one truly feels
So you must know the truth my dear, for their can be no other way

The love which once I held for you, belongs to someone else
So do not fear my worthy wife, as I'll offer you this final advice

The highway will be clear for you, as you travel towards your end
You have lived a righteous life, for all that you have given

It's I who will pay the price, for the sins which I committed
For your carriageway in the sky, will have signposts to show the way

While I'll slither along on the road to oblivion
For the hurt I caused and the love I surrendered

In turning away from you

Written by: Roland R. Ruiz
April 24, 2007

Highway to Oblivion

In the years you've lived, have you ever driven to the top of a hill?
After reaching the summit, you notice a long winding slope

Heading towards oblivion, on a crossroad known as life?
Unsure of what direction to travel, so you take the high road, and hope for the best

As I follow the whispering caverns, along this road of strife
I seek to find the peace of mind, which seems to have eluded me

Ever since you left my side, to be with someone else
You took away my beating heart leaving me lost and alone, unable to find my way

So I'll gather my th0ughts as best I can, and try to forget the hurt you caused
For all the love we shared is gone, as I search within myself for the very reasons why

Only the illusion of wayward fantasies, is all that's left behind
So the road I choose will stay unknown, until I reach the end

But this for sure will remain with me, as I thread forward in my life
Memories of better times along with tears we've shed, in the years we shared as one

Will help to keep me on the straight and narrow, leading to just full end?
So I'll carry your thoughts within my soul, until you fade away

While I'll search the highways of loneliness, in the caverns of my dreams
For one who will turn my night into day

And will share with me the emotion of true love?
The way it was meant to be

Written by: Roland R. Ruiz
April 16, 2007

Flood of Thoughts

Dedicated to: alytatt, Msytic, CPD, paintedlady & the members of Poetry2Share

To those of you will will read and hear my words of verse
I wish to convey in my thoughts, of how they came to be

Sometimes they arrive in the middle of the day
Most often they come while I sleep, in the wee hours of the morn

Where a phrase or sentence will reach my heart, in the shadows of the night
From a source that was totally unknown, until I heard a voice

At first I thought it couldn't be, a sound so clear, and concise
Then it began to dawn on me, of God's mysterious ways

So when these thoughts appear to me, I arise slowly, so not to wake my wife
With a sentence or phrase freshly imprinted, so I carefully write them down

Then I crawl back into bed and quickly fall asleep, waking to the morning dew
At first I wondered how this could be, is it just a fantasy of my dreams

But as I gaze upon my writing pad, a flood of thoughts begin to flow
Soon the words, which came to me, starts to forge into a write

I know this may sound strange to you, but an Angel does come to me
In the middle of my dreams, and she gives to me a special gift, that comes from high above

Guardian Angels are abound, for God has need of them
To spread the gifts he gives to all, in the words that we convey

So I'll honor what my Angel brings, and share my gift with you
For I know God meant for this to be, in the prose he sends to me

One other thought before I go, I wonder how your poems, are implanted upon your being
Do they arrive like mine, from Heaven above, or do they form another way

I leave you with this final thought, as I prepare to go my way
I pray your dreams, will impart sweet stanzas, to share with us today

Written by: Roland R. Ruiz
April 09, 2007