The heart within my heart (Trapped within my
thoughts) Beats for you (Fantasies unfulfilled)
Even if yours does not (Obstacles
plentiful) Under the cat’s eye moon (As
many as stars above) I dream of
what was not (Nightmares relived daily) A
reverie of peace
(Healing takes time) Lighting up my eyes (Time
feels never ending) I can’t stop the
smile you generate (The past directs
the present) A world without you
unimagined (And I’ve nowhere to run)
I destroy the thought before it comes (Stuck
in the circular dreamscape)
This beating heart of mine (Love is a
fickle thing) Often falls for what can’t be
had (Fantasies unfulfilled)
From the poetry collection Cats, Coffee, Catharsis.
James Pack 