I've Lived My Dreams

In your arms I found my life,

My joy I saw in your eyes,

In my heart my love swirled,

Magic moments, were they but lies?

I have dreamed a thousand dreams

In a moment's togetherness,

I have died a million deaths

In your cruel forgetfulness;

Many a mile I walked alone

To reach your beautiful isle,

Many an hour I stood forlorn

Awaiting your tender smile,

Oh! I've lived my secret dreams

In moments of togetherness,

And I've plumbed the depths

In your cruel forgetfulness.

Story of a Doormat

I am a doormat, stretched on the floor,

Awaiting feet to stomp to my door,

Muddy, bedraggled, they come in rows,

To clean up and freshen, then off they go;

Mat they forget, when safe and secure,

When I am not needed, they simply ignore.

Forever on threshold I lie prone,

Gathering dust, ne'er find a home,

My heart they thrash to beat out clods,

They put me back with pokes and prods.