Shadows in the Corner

Shadows in the Corner
By Amberly M. Oosthuizen

I toss and turn
to now avail,
I can't sleep.

I lie on my side,
start to silently 
cry.

A tiny light in the corner,
Shadows blocking it.

"Mommy"
I'm scared
"Mommy"

No answer.

Deep down,
I know she doesn't care
But I hope,
I pray...

They creep closer...

"Mommy" are you there?

© Amberly A. M.Oosthuizen 2013

Perfect Gentleman

Perfect Gentleman
By Amberly M. Oosthuizen

A lot of the guys I've come to know,
are jerks.
So when I saw you on campus,
I believed otherwise.

People only talked about-
the good in you.
and I believed them

Yet now I see.

Was I an idiot to believe,
Your deceiving pretenses,
The only facet of the truth.

You mind was not pure,
It was corrupted,
The other guys

So I ask:
Will the Perfect Gentleman please,
Stand up.

And I waited...

But you didn't...

© Amberly A. M.Oosthuizen 2013

Hush

Hush
By Amberly M. Oosthuizen

I feel myself letting go
Losing all control
Slipping through the cracks.

Does anyone hear me?
I'm screaming,
Calling out for someone,
Anyone.
Is anyone listening?

Can you hear me...

The weight of the loneliness 
crushing me
The feel of invisibility
People see right through me...

I hope you're listening,
Will you miss me
If I slip away?

Struggling to make you see.
The very best part of me.

© Amberly A. M.Oosthuizen 2013

Random Thoughts of My Heart

Random Thoughts of My Heart
By Amberly M. Oosthuizen

Poets' fighting,
Glasses broken
A man tasting syrup
Out of a wine-glass

Sweet remnants of summer

Coffee--
Freshly brewed,
Ice-cream sticks
Post-its on a fridge

Random thoughts 
of my heart...

© Amberly A. M.Oosthuizen 2013

Swallowed Brilliance

Swallowed Brilliance
By Amberly M. Oosthuizen

A man's brilliance being eaten up by ducks,
October
It's chilly out

He argues with the geese,
pulls out a gun.

Shots are fired
Bullets 'ricochet' off the air
They hit the water.

A girl,
lying on the grass
Screams

Blood rushing down the pavement,
'Ricochet'ed bullet 
in her chest

© Amberly A. M.Oosthuizen 2013

The Sea

The Sea 
By Amberly M. Oosthuizen

Her blue-green waters,
Flow around
Looking for a home.
Collecting baggage wherever she goes,

her waves hit the shores,
They're pushed back,
The sand repels her.

She crashes against the rocks
Trying to find a friend,
She is only pushed back
in vain

When it rains,
it cascades down
Adding to her sorrow
yet she doesn't show it.

Children come into her waters
She would jump for joy if she could,

She sees love, joy, happiness
Hoping to one day experience it.
Though she feels she won't

The sea is beautiful
Full of sorrow,
Like me. 

© Amberly A. M.Oosthuizen 2013

The Body Shop

The Body Shop
By Amberly M. Oosthuizen

The TV advertised a sale
50% off
at The Body Shop

We looked with excitement into each other's eyes
and hopped into the Cadillac.

The store was packed but-
We managed
and paid,

Walking out with medium sized legs, 
Feet
and 
Indigo-Violet
eyes. 

© Amberly A. M.Oosthuizen 2013