Mission
To touch, to hold
To kiss, to love
That's what I want.
Always, everytime, everywhere
Just with you.
To protect, to guard
To defend, to shelter
From killers and aliens
And conspiring old men
Out to stop you.
To support, to aid
To help, to search
For a lost sister,
An elusive truth,
Everything you want.
To shield, to watch
To save, to rescue
From nightmares that haunt you.
Fears that only come out at night
Memories you hide deep inside.
That's my mission now.
20 February 1997
Beyond Forgiveness
There
are moments
when I regret
all the things
I did to you.
I know that you'll
never forgive me.
But then
I deserve no better.
I betrayed
your friendship, your trust.
Rejected
your most precious gift.
No wonder that
you hate me.
But I thought
I was doing
the right thing.
And now?
Now I wonder
and mourn
all that I've lost.
20 February 1997
Everytime
Everytime we touch
I lose myself
In my feelings for you
Grief and longing
Anger and desire
Hate and love
so much, so confusing.
Why do you do this to me?
Why can't I simply hate you,
like the enemy that you are?
The Colour of Hope
Green is the colour of hope,
at least that's what people say.
When I first met you I wanted to believe
that I'd found another ally, another friend.
I even dared to dream of more,
dared to believe in love again.
It was all a lie, wasn't it?
You betrayed me right from the beginning
and it hurt more than I ever want to admit.
I hate you, at least that's what I try to tell myself.
But every time I see you again
I begin to doubt myself.
I hit you, hurt you
because otherwise I might kiss you.
Green is the colour of hope
but there was never any hope in your eyes.
February 1997
Whereabouts Unknown
After Hong-Kong and after that car 'accident'
I didn't think I would ever see you again.
But you came back again
the proverbial cat with nine lives.
And as usual you turned my life upside down,
took me on a roller coaster ride,
made me feel things I never wanted to feel.
And now I've lost you again,
lost you somewhere
in the wilderness of the Russian woods.
How many lives do you still have, Alex?
Will you turn up again, someday, somewhere?
I tell myself not to care,
after all you're nothing but a traitor, a murderer.
But at nights I can't keep the worry away,
and the dreams.
Where are you, Alex?
No-one seems to know and until then
your whereabouts remain unknown.
October 1997
Obsession
I should stay away.
I know this.
It's too dangerous.
They might see me.
He might see me.
But he's the reason I'm here.
I should stay away,
especially from him.
But I can't.
I tried.
I really did.
He's in my blood,
my soul, my heart.
He's the obsessive one.
And my obsession.
I can't stop.
I should stay away
but I have to see him,
see he's safe,
know he's still around.
Just a glimpse
and then I'll leave
if I can.
February 2, 1998
My Fox
My Fox
is a strange animal
some say.
But I say
that he's
special,
unique
and beautiful.
And
most importantly
mine.
February 8, 1998
Last Night
Last Night
After we made love
I held you in my arms
And watched you fall asleep.
Last Night
While you lay sleeping
I guarded you
Against the mares of night.
Last Night
While you lay sleeping
I tried to tell you
That I love you
Last Night
While you lay sleeping
I tried to explain
Why I had to betray you.
Last Night
After I left you
I wondered what
mistake I'd made.
February 23, 1998
(c) Gwendolen