Whispers calling to me in the dark
fingerprints appearing on my door
Building me a fire, all I need's a little spark
and the courage when my feet first hit the floor
The rain keeps on fallin', it's tappin' on the glass
holdin' secrets I don't know, just out of reach
Beggin' me to find the answers, all I've gotta do is ask
hidden somewhere in the words I never speak
***
And he's hiding in the floorboards, he's always circling my mind
it's a double-edged sword, it's got me thinkin' all the time
Wonderin' who's really in charge, am I the puppet or the string
He is a criminal at large, and he's bent on framin' me
****
He's got me hangin' on the words he never says
like a vision out there, smokin' in the rain
Piercing blue eyes and a smile that last for days
now I'm trying on that jacket that you wear if you're insane
He's got me sayin' baby doll and pretty please
in those skin tight denim blue faded levis
I've never seen a man before, made for those jeans
but if he wanted, without asking, I'd be beggin on my knees
***
And he's hiding in the floorboards, he's always circling my mind
it's a double-edged sword, it's got me thinkin' all the time
Wonderin' who's really in charge, am I the puppet or the string
He is a criminal at large, and he's bent on framin' me
***
Lord, please tell me that you've seen the warnin' signs
the signal from the smoke filling this room
I've tried to walk away it seems, at least a million times
but I guess I'm intoxicated by the fumes
***
And he's hiding in the floorboards, he's always circling my mind
it's a double-edged sword, it's got me thinkin' all the time
Wonderin' who's really in charge, am I the puppet or the string
He is a criminal at large, and he's bent on framin' me
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Loved this line: "now I'm trying on that jacket that you wear if you're insane" This poem definitely read like a country song or eighties rock ballad. Great job!
This is great, Kelli. Heartfelt! ⚡💙Bill ⚡
What a great country song filled with love and angst and something else. Good job.
'Wonderin' who's really in charge, am I the puppet or the string' What a great line.... This expresses so many of us and sums up relationships and mixed emotions.
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Girlfriend! Smouldering hot hot hot! Who knew from you? 😉