This Year Gone...

As the end of the year approaches, its time for some reflection.

I've learnt a lot from not only others, but from myself too.

There have been tears and laughter, illness and health.

There have been joys and sorrow, hardship and wealth.

There have been lessons learnt and mistakes that were made.

There have been rules that were broken, but also obeyed.

There have been children that were born, and friend's that I've lost.

There have been friendships made, and some brief paths that crossed.

There have been promises made and some that were broken.

There have been moments of silence and words gone unspoken.

As the end of the year approaches, its time for some reflection.

I've learnt a lot from not only others, but from myself too.

Next year year will be better than the last but not as good as the next.

Written by Jeska Brewster on 30.12.2010 (c)

Adopted

A woman sat there in her room

Tired, shocked and alone
She had just found out she was adopted

She felt like the house she grew up in was no longer a home.

Did she have her Mother's eyes?

What about her Father's nose?

Did her Mother get the chance to nurse her?

Did her Father get to wiggle her toes?

An aching yearning to see where she fit

The origin of her creation

Decades had gone by without any knowledge

Such an overwhelming sensation.

Should she one day tell her first child?
How would she find courage to tell her lover?

Had everything she had known been a big lie?

Was she missed by her Father and Mother?

She wondered if she would meet the two people

Who decided to give her away

She wondered what their though process was

Was a decision made at birth that day?

The woman wondered if you could love a stranger

When they were meant to mean so much to you

She wanted to love her parents and vice versa

On her birthday were there candles they blew?

She had to find where her family was

A million questions circulated her mind

Did she have a Brother or Sister?

A surge of emotion she would hate to hide.

She'd set about to find her story

Whether she ran the journey with someone or alone

A contact number was all she had to start with

Answers to questions she wanted to know.

Whether the result would be good or bad

It was only fair to find out either way

She knew once the door had become open

There was no turning back from that day.

Written by Jeska Brewster on 20.12.2010 (c)

Summertime

I've been scolded by a blistering sun

My whole skin begins to burn

I'm feeling dehydrated now

My stomach starts to churn

There's an unbearable heat outside

My face is a fiery red

Droplets of sweat fall down my spine

There's an echo inside my head

The flowers in my vase have wilted

Children don't want to play outside

Air-conditioners and fans are blaring

From the heat, inside we hide

The air is as hot as a sauna

A place where heat collides

The soil under my toes is warm

That's right, its summer time!

Written by Jeska Brewster on 20.12.2010 (c)

Apex Prey

An eagle grabbed me with his sharp claws
Beady, hungry eyes.

He pounced on me when I least expected it

Stinging claw wounds.

Wings stretched wide as we flew through the sky

Scary, windy heights.

Adrenaline consumed me as he flew me to his nest

Sharp, spiky sticks.

I was a fresh piece of meat

Tasty, fleshy treat.

Curled up into a ball trembling with fear

Vulnerable human being.

The eagle flew away and left me there

He would return.

Wondering which part of me he would consume first

Perhaps my heart?

Swooping eagle returns to taunt me

I'm his prey.

Eagle pecks at my eyes so I cannot see

Sore, bleeding eyes.

My body is paralysed with pain

Unable to move.

I do not fight because it's easier that way

He's too strong.

An eagle has feasted on my weak body

Apex predator wins.

Written by Jeska Brewster on 14.12.2010 (c)

Cupid's Dart

You're a drug I've become addicted to

It started when I looked in your eyes

Slowly urges have began to consume me

I'm hooked with nowhere to hide.

I've started to crave you all the time

Even in the shower

You're an addiction that's take over me

Every second, day and hour.

Once I had a taste of you

I instantly became distracted

Trapped inside the thought of you

You're compelling and attractive.

Provide me with an antidote

Feed me a dose everyday

Now that you have me hooked

I can't let you slip away.

I want to overdose on you

Enough does not seem plenty

I'm greedy when it comes to you

You'll have to ween me off you gently.

It's your fault for being irrisistible

I usually have self control

There was something appealing about your aura

My will-power is what you stole.

Wake me up from this crazy dream

This addiction seems so surreal

My feet have lifted off the ground

My body I cannot feel.

Your welcome venom has affected me

It's penetrating my pumping heart

I feel I could be lost here forever

I've been struck by Cupid's dart.

Written by Jeska Brewster on 8.12.2010 (c)

It's You That I Adore

I bite my lip
I need to stay quiet
Can't mess this up
With words uninspired

I worry too much
This makes you laugh
Over analysing everything
You relax on my behalf

I request one thing
To be the Ying to my Yang
If you say no
I'll only ask you again

















Are you hungry for my passion?
I could feed you everyday
I'd whisper in your ear
Next to you I would lay

I'm trapped in a web of words
My lips start to quiver
For some reason I've gone shy
My body begins to shiver

You are an amazing creature
I'm excited to know you more
You're sweeping me off my feet
It's you that I adore


Written by Jeska Brewster on 7.12.2010 (c)