GOODBYE BABY

GOODBYE BABY

You knew I wasn't free from the first day we met.

You knew that what you could see is what you would get.

Why did you have to make me love you, why didn't you just let me be?

Why did you steal my heart just to set me free?

To get through this life I try to live by the golden rule.

When it comes to how to treat other people, it's the greatest tool.

I would have never done to you what you did to me, because it just wasn't right.

I didn't even know there was anything wrong, hell; we didn't even have a fight.

I know now, my love wasn't what you needed.

If you felt anything for me, that's not the way I would have been treated.

You wouldn't have gone anywhere, you would have stayed.

The more I think about it, the more I think I got played.

You said what you wanted I couldn't give, that there was more that you would need.

I wonder if to make someone else's love blossom, that I was the seed.

Was I there until someone better came along to steal your heart?

Or was there someone else that you wanted from the very start?

If you cared you would have talked to me and told me you wanted more.

You wouldn't have just walked away and forever shut the door.

I've learned to always treat the one you love like someone is trying to take them away.

One day they could be gone, and there would be things you wish you had time to say.

I see you've found the love that was meant just for you.

Now I see you've finally found that love that is oh so true.

Now that I've opened my eyes, there are things that I can see.

Now I know there never was a place in your life for me.

I don't usually stay where I'm not wanted and you've proved that to be the case.

I know you don't love me because you've moved on to another place.

Because I love you, I want what's best for you, I hope you do know.

The best thing for you is for me to just disappear, so it's time for me to go.

I really do wish you the best from the bottom of my heart.

And if this is the love you want for the rest of your life, I hope you never part.

But no matter how much time passes, wherever you go and whatever you do,

Just remember that out there somewhere there's an old fool still in love with you.

STANLEY HENDRIX

11/11/09

 My book of poems "DEEP DARK SECRETS" is available online at WWW.PUBLISHAMERICA.COM, WWW.BOOKSAMILLION.COM, WWW.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM, WWW.AMAZON.COM,and WWW.BORDERS.COM

I'LL BE THERE

I'LL BE THERE

You left me but there are things that you will see that will make things start.

When you see the places we went and the things we had done, I will fill your heart.

I will always be there, in a sight, in a smell, or a stare.

You will hear a voice saying I will always be here, as it whispers in your ear.

There'll be a smile that you'll have to explain,

As you think about a kiss in the rain.

There'll be a chill that goes up your spine,

As you think about our lips touching for the very first time.

There'll be our favorite place to eat,

If you can go in and take a seat.

Memories will make you sigh, you may even cry,

Because as you look across the table, there am I.

There’s a vampire movie that we saw number one and you're a big fan.

When you go to see number two, you'll feel me holding your hand.

The smell of popcorn will invade your senses, it will be everywhere.

The buttery aroma will make you think of me and I'll be there.

One day when you're thinking about something else, I will pop into your head.

It will just be some old memory of something I had said.

The wind will blow your hair and you'll feel a brush on your cheek.

Me gazing deep into your eyes will be the memory you seek.

You'll pass by places where we spent the night.

You'll think about a time when things were just right.

There were nights that started out just to cuddle.

We ended up making love but it started out really subtle.

Someday when you pass by the places we used to meet,

Maybe you'll feel something that makes your heart fall to your feet.

This is where we used to talk for hours on end.

It's where we got to know each other; it's where it all really began.

When you see the glasses that we used to drink cherry wine,

You will think of when I was yours and you were mine.

When you’re old and gray, something will make you think of someone who once cared.

An uncontrollable feeling will invade your heart, you'll close your eyes and I'll be there.

STANLEY HENDRIX

11/10/09

 My book of poems "DEEP DARK SECRETS" is available online at WWW.PUBLISHAMERICA.COM, WWW.BOOKSAMILLION.COM, WWW.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM, WWW.AMAZON.COM,and WWW.BORDERS.COM

I DON'T KNOW HOW

I DON’T KNOW HOW

I don't know how to give up on love when you don't want to stay.

I don't know how to quit on love; I don't know how to just walk away.

I don't know how to stop the dreams that haunt me while I sleep.

I don't know how to ignore the feelings inside of me that run so deep.

I don't know how to give up on you being in my life.

I don't know how to quit on a friend and a lover that could have been my wife.

I don't know how to turn love off like it is a faucet.

I don't know how to stop all these things; I don't know how to just quit.

I don't know how to give up on a soul when that soul was my every goal.

I don't know how to quit playing this role without it taking its toll.

I don't know how I will stop all this pain.

The rest of my life looks like it will be nothing but cloudy and rain.

I don't know how to give up on all the plans that were made.

I don't know how to quit wishing you were here, that you had stayed.

I don't know how to stop wanting you.

You're the only one I think about the whole day through.

I don't know how to give up on ever seeing you again.

I don't know how to quit being your lover and just be your friend.

I don't know how to stop wondering what I did that made it so easy for you to walk away.

I can't stop wondering, what if I could know what I know now and have one more day.

I don't know how to give up on ever again holding you close.

I reach out to put my arms around you, but you've become a ghost.

I don't know how to quit wanting to feel your heart beating next to my heart.

I don't know how to get use to always being apart.

I don't know how to give up on my lips caressing your lips.

I don't know how to give up on the way you make my heart beat skip.

I don't know how to quit wanting you always on my mind.

I don't know how to stop believing that for my life you are the tie that binds.

I don't know how to give up on this life I was living.

I don't know how to stop the memories of when life was so giving.

I don't know how to stop feeling that I had something that was sent from above.

I don't know how you gave up on me and turned your back on love.

STANLEY HENDRIX

 11/8/09

 My book of poems "DEEP DARK SECRETS" is available online at WWW.PUBLISHAMERICA.COM, WWW.BOOKSAMILLION.COM, WWW.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM, WWW.AMAZON.COM,and WWW.BORDERS.COM