Allow Me to Introduce Myself

By Helen Harris

The poems within this book demonstrate some of lifes ups and downs. Its pages bring both confrontation and joy. It gives the reader a chance to see different points of view, seeing how the other person might feel. For example, You Do Understand and An Endless Love Says Good Night both help you to see joy of a loved one and helps the heart of someone who has lost love. This book is like having a good friend who listens and counsels.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503554474

Helen Harris

Helen Harris is the prize-winning author of five novels and many short stories, published in a wide range of magazines and anthologies. She teaches creative writing at Birkbeck College, University of London.

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Allow Me to

Introduce Myself

I speak in rhyme and rhythm,

most poets relate this way.

I feel with deep emotions.

I tend to rock and sway.

My thoughts are seldom an action,

I tend to feed off the crowd.

My love is always reaction,

to the actions of those not proud.

My life is never my own.

To most people I’m never sad.

I tend to stare in wonderment,

at those who’ve never had.

Forgive me for my boldness,

this I must always say.

Yet I call it like I see it,

the results of the fray.

A Friend To

Your Heart

When distress comes to you

and it causes fear

Don’t morn your hope

your heart’s friend is here.

As true as the sun

is to the earth

your heart’s friend is here

as true as your birth.

You give of yourself

to others who plead

and you never ask

though you have a need

Please come to me dear

your heart I will feed

I’m a friend to your heart

I will tend to your needs.

To my friend;

Daniel, in honor of his love for all whom he meet.

He is one of the reasons God sent his son.

I will always be his friend

A Heart In A

Grave of Blue

These words that I send to you

are true and are sincere.

They come forth from my heart,

you give birth to my fear.

And though I brought you forth,

a true deliberate act,

my heart yearns and wishes,

that it could take you back.

My eyes look upon you

and turn inward from pain.

My ears when they hear you

burn in thunderous flames.

Even within my dreams,

to my life you’ve brought gloom.

How I’ve wished that your grave

would have been my scorned womb.

You’ve question my virtue,

with your disgraceful acts.

You’ve put me on display,

not using any tact.

You have cast untrue words,

while you shed your false tears.

You’ve muddied an ocean,

that once was very clear.

You’ve taken a people

that don’t know you exist.

Their beauty and their love

is what you can’t possess.

You have said that you need

and your children as well,

protection from my heart.

I’ll love you past your hell.

And know that as for me,

I need love just like you.

Yet you’ve placed, my brown eyes,

into a grave of blue.

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A Heart in Need

Of A Heart

I can feel the needs of your heart

and I say to you don’t despair

I too once held fear in my heart

and thought that no one cared.

When in the dark lives emptiness

and the bed is a lonely place

then loss is what is in your heart

your mouth no joy can taste

Please do come to me my dear friend

and I will show you hope anew

I will help you see life’s bounty

belonging to few.

I have tasted