Battle For My Sky

The flower in the meadow holds me
like dewdrops on the petals
I am bound here
Flight
is what I seek
The moment to escape on wings upward
embracing sky
and dancing through the clouds of
this world
but soon
inside this lonely meadow here
there comes a shadow and steals my sun
A stormcloud of pollution
The massacre of acid rain
and loss
How I pray the sun shall win
this battle for my sky
or else beneath this storm death
shall I meet
and end the hopes of my flight
Grasping petals here I battle
wind and rain
and through the struggle find
that somehow the sun breaks free
and the light
the savior of my wings
giving hope in rays of joy
causing the rain to cease and the thunder
to silence in the wind
and still this meadow here
in solitude
until I take wing
and escape from here


Words by: Elizabeth Azpurua
Inspired by: Alex Bach

9/28/10

Cardinal

Cardinal, cardinal, tell me the reason
tell me the why and sing me a season
bring forth the rain on colors of gold
inside the richness bring oranges bold
When all this mess is hurting my soul
take back the wrong; make me whole
I'll watch from windows while you sing
offering to me hope born on a wing
Cardinal, cardinal tell me why life is
and why I can never, ever be his
I want the colors to explain to me why
In reds and golds and oranges high
Let them give words to the music you bring
Cardinal, cardinal bring love on a wing

By Elizabeth Azpurua

Lighthouse, Keep the Cargo on the Boat Safe

"Cargo"

push the boat out to sea
it's holding cargo
cargo dear to me
push the hopes towards a dream
it's holding futures
futures I did see
push the boat into the sea
it's holding love
love escaped from me
push the wishes towards one thing
but bring it home
home safely
push the boat into the sea
it's holding cargo
cargo dear to me
push the hopes towards a dream
and let it bloom across
across the sea

9/25/10

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"Your Lighthouse"

you left to go and it's a stormy place
don't be afraid for I am always near
when it's dark I will be the light
and when you want to come back home just follow me
I will shine no matter day no matter anything that could come along
I will be the light leading you along
you left and I will miss your pretty face
don't you fret for I'm not leaving here
when it's stormy I will be the light
when you want to come back home please follow me
I will shine no matter rain no matter anything that could stop me
I will be here always, always shining
I will no leave until you arrive safely

9/25/10

By Elizabeth Azpurua

Love

it's when you know the end is not coming
it's when glass slippers are shards cutting you open
it's when the air is making it hard to breathe
it's when your grief encompasses an ocean
it's when the moment that you wake each day
is drenched in pain each way
you move your mouth
it's when all the agony you feel inside
cannot hope to hide
and it escapes your mouth
it's when the tears no longer matter
it's when the days blend all the same
it's when your happily ever after
becomes a mockery of lame
someone tell me where is it?
where does it linger and go?
it eats away inside your ribcage
and burns straight through your soul
it's when nothing makes you whole
it's when you cannot hold upright
it's when you're sobbing out your eyes
it's when you hate the day that dawns
and it's when you realize...
...it makes you strong

It's more nonsense

poems are all nonsense when the words don't mean a thing
when my mind is full of screams
and the air is emptyness
I wanted solace to comfort me and hold me close
not this absence
take back this absence
there were spiders in the webs inside my memories
building highways across my dreams
and the acrid taste upon my tongue
was her forgetful name
such a plain Jane name
there isn't music in the corners anymore
and not a sight to see
no blue moons to wish upon
no more songs for me to sing
there are elbows in my ribs and feet kicking me once down
there is a cage with my name on it
and a solitary crown
and you say "why oh why are you sad?
why oh why are you mad?"
like the questions have answers I could give
I say "here is the end of my rope just take it back
because it broke
what use is it now?" I already fell
there were broken bits of me along the road you never
wanted to traverse across
so claim the loss
Autumn is coming with the leaves of change and I'm turning the other way
poems are nothing of love
and nothing of life
nothing of sense
and nothing of the strife that I have born
I'm all a mess now
holding onto reminders of hope
and reminders of what still can be
I'm just so tired of my words having no meanings
so tired of censoring
and lying
of hiding
tell them now
tell them loud
and shut the door
sit down alone in the middle of my floor
and write again

Moon Bird

"Broken Winged Bird"


tragedy in white
walks alone at night
sings a song of sorrow
like a broken winged bird
tragedy in white
sings alone at night
like a lonely sparrow
a solitary broken bird
tragedy in white
little lonesome night
sings a song of sorrow
like a broken winged bird


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"Capture the Moon"


capture the moon, my friend
the moon is leaving you
take a glance upwards
and steal your soul
capture the moon, my friend
she is drifting away from you
lift your eyes heavensward
and take back your soul
capture the moon, my friend
her light a beacon for you
take your face skywards
and reclaim your soul
capture the moon, capture her
take her and follow the night
for when the dawn comes she leaves again
and the world becomes too bright
capture the moon, capture the moon
take back your soul, reclaim it soon
she will leave er dawn comes
capture the moon, my friend
before the night ends again




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moon bird, moon bird
fly away
fly oh fly oh fly away
moon bird, moon bird
the coming day
is dawning, dawning, dawning day
moon bird, moon bird
free to play
each night, starlight, fly away
moon bird, moon bird
the dawning day
fly oh fly oh fly away


By elizabeth azpurua
9/12/10

Some Days Are Days We'll Never Forget

there are days we remember
days we forget
days we hold dear
and days we'll never let
days we celebrate
and days we morn in tears
days we come to hate
days we mark all the years
there are days we remember
and days living on forever
but the days we recollect upon
should never, ever be forgotten
some days are days we'll just never forget


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"Red, White and Blue"

For the red, and the white, and the blue
For the calling home for you
For the feelings of love
hope, courage and faith
For the red, and the white, and the blue
For standing for what is true
For the feelings of pride
freedom, strength, and peace
For the red, and the white, and the blue
For holding onto you
For the flag that means
love, strength, courage, faith and peace



By Elizabeth Azpurua
September 11, 2010

Hello Autumn

mold your soul to the telephone pole
and leave your shoes in the dirt on the road
summer is leaving and sunlight decreasing
hello autumn
and hello gold
ditch your sandals for boots and for laces
here comes the cool air and the fun
mold your soul to the telephone pole
the leaves will be falling and ravens are cawing
the autumn horn is blowing while you wait
goodbye summer
goodbye old
ditch your sundresses for coats and leggings
here comes the cool air and the fun
mold your soul to the telephone pole
children will parade down here in masks
and upturn the pumpkins and bring on the ale
this is autumn folks, so beware
hello autumn
fun and cool air

Begin the Madness All Over Again

i remember those times i wished you were here

remember those days when it was easy

it was smiles, laughter and stories

and nothing of lust

and nothing like this love

and nothing of pain, or regret, or this wanting

nothing of this madness

i remember those times i wished i could change it

remember wanting to make your life easy

bring you smiles, laughter, and hope

and drown out the pain

bring you more than love

take away all the agony, the hurt and the longing

prevent all the madness

i remember those times where my eyes were opened

remember them seeing and nothing was easy

between the smiles, laughter, and joy

there was so much pain

and caused by too much love

couldn't escape the ache, the need, and the wishing

it became my madness

i remember those times where i had screamed in hurt

remember when nothing ever would be easy

where you stole my smiles, laughter, and life

drowned me inside pain

broke all of my love

and left only grief, regrets and the screaming

swallowed in madness

i remember those times where i felt not a thing

remember the false sense of how it was easy

i was fake smiles, false laughter and glee

silently suffering pain

broken due to this love

battling aching, the need and the hating

shadowed in madness

i remember those times where i broke free of it

remember letting go of the hate made it easy

finally we were smiles, laughter and a truce

locked away the lust

but holding onto the love

letting go of pain, regrets, and wondering

we can end the madness

i remember it all now as i pause to think

remember how i assumed it'd be easy

but my smiles, my laughter and strength

are battling silent pain

and the need for more love

holding onto this want, this regret and the hoping

i begin the madness

all over again

Oil Spill Inside Me

Inject seaweed and saline in my veins
and replace the tar water here
the spillage in my system
poison, slime, unclear
is stagnant
and slowly killing me


By Elizabeth Azpurua on 8/27/10

Moth Thimble Fulls

"Thimble Fulls"

It eats at you, I know
You just can't let it go
It becomes like the air you breathe
Takes the place of everything you need
And it slowly, slowly
kills you
in inches
and thimble fulls
It tears you apart, I know
I have felt that way, I know
It's in every waking thought
and it's taking you a part
Drowning you slowly
killing you
in inches
and thimble fulls
Just wait, just wait, just wait
'til it's worse
It's breaks, aches and pains
beyond your hurt
And so you'll know in slowly increments
this pain inside you kills
and you will feel it in inches
and thimble fulls of your skin
I know the pain of this
It eats at you, I know
Darling, somehow let this go

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"Moth"

I hate that moth
hate it's wings
it's movements
and the strings
it flies upon
I hate that moth
I hate it bad
I want to kill the moth so bad
I hate it's wings
it's colors
and the strings
it flies upon
I hate the moth that gravitates
towards the light
I hate the moth because it flies
I hate the moth, it doesn't die
I hate the moth and it's pearly white
wings
I hate the moth and it's fluttery
it's movements
and the strings
it flies upon
But the moth comes everytime
the light goes on
I want to catch it
become the spider
Let me eat it
I want to end it
I hate the moth so bad, so very bad
It won't go away
everytime the light
...turns on

by Elizabeth Azpurua