BLINKS

IN MY

MIND'S

EYE



By


Mairéad
Kelly











ISBN: 978-1-84753-593-1

Second Edition 2007

Printed in USA







Copyright © 2007 by Mairéad Kelly
All rights reserved
























This book is dedicated to
Cónan, Niamh & Aoife
who make my life worthwhile.


A big thank you goes to Kieran
who was the inspiration for
most of these poems.




















CONTENTS

Title Page

Balance Sheet '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 8
Tick Tock Boom '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 11
Suicide '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 12
The Dirty Secret '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 13
Your Are To Me '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 14
The Vision '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 15
Dissecting Poems '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 17
Raw '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 19
Disturbing Thoughts '¦.. '¦.. 21
Disturbing Thoughts 2 '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 23
Getting Over It '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 25
Unchained '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 26
Daddy Don't Go '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 29
I Want '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 31
Questions '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 32
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose! '¦.. '¦.. 33
I'm Sorry '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 35
The Mating Dance '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 37
Depression '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 39
Heart Of Lead '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 41
Karina '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 43
My Bump '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 46
Letting Go '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 47
Heavy Heart, Guilty Feeling '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 49
Joyride '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 51
Love '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 53
Memories Of Dad '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 54
I Am Me, Let Me Be '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 57
Parenting '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 59
Consideration '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 50
P.N.D. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 62
The Distance '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 65
Numb '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 67
The Other Christmas '¦.. '¦.. 69
Miracles '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 71
Runaways '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 73
Annette Was Upset '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 75
Stolen Moments '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 76
Don't Say Its Over '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 78
P.M.T. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 80
Rude, Lewd, And So In The Mood '¦.. '¦.. 81
Who? '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 82
Terrorised '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 84
That Ring '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 86
The Journey '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 88
Moving On '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 90
Whiplash '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 91
Croía '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 92
Why? '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 94
Forbidden '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 96
Drifting '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. '¦.. 99





YOU ARE TO ME

i

You are the light of my life
You're the joy in my smile
You're the dream when I sleep
It's my heart that you keep.

ii

You're the strength when I've none
You're my hope when it's gone
You fill me up when I'm empty
You're my cup of plenty.

iii

You make me cry, make my laugh
You are my other half
With you I am whole
You've taken my soul.

iv

You're everything to me
My reason for being
My sunshine every day
please don't take it away





TICK TOCK BOOM!


i

My body clock's ticking
It's about to explode
Yet every four weeks
Another dead egg to offload.

ii

Another cycle gone by
And I'm filled with despair
I've no tears left to cry
For the baby that's not there.

iii

I imagine my belly
All swollen and thick
I imagine it moving
I feel every kick.

iv

I welcome the tiredness
The sickness, the pain
At the end of it all
There's so much to gain.





I WANT




I want to feel your skin tight against mine

I want to have our arms entwined

I want to feel our bodies pump and grind

I want to feel the passion climb

I want to cause your passion cries

I want to hear it in your sighs

I want to see the love in your eyes

I want the reluctance in your byes

I want to be sure you want me there

I want to know you'll always care

I want our future together to share

I want to be with you till death my dear.



THE MATING DANCE


i

The mating dance
It starts with a glance
An eyelid that'll flicker
A pulse that goes quicker.

ii

It's a chemical reaction
That initial attraction
It's an adrenaline rush
Giving your senses a push.

iii

It's a touch that is slow
That makes your skin glow
It's that tight embrace
That makes your heart race.

iv

It's the teasing kiss
That you don't want to miss
It's the hands that explore
Whether higher or lower.

v

It's the touch of skin
Against more naked skin
It's bodies that glide
Against each other slide.

vi

It's breaths that quicken
As bodies feel the friction
It's the panting and sighing
And the euphoric crying.

vii

It's the amazing release
As the bodies find peace
As the breathing slows
That's how the mating dance goes.

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