Empty

What barren grave before me lies
What hollow hope within me cries
When faith and dreams and love has died
And broken wings no longer fly

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Final Goodbye

To all those whom I love
Being all those whom I know
Please do not be sad
I'm simply going home
I have no fear of Death
Jesus has broken that chain
And so I've been set free
By God's amazing grace
So waste not one moment
At a cold and barren grave
For nowhere on this earth
Is my final resting place
I've been well loved by many
And enjoyed this happy life
But I can hear St Peter calling
And I see Heaven's Gates open wide
I ask just this one final favor
Please don't cry, don't wail, don't grieve
For my God has called me home
And it's in victory I leave.

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Untitled

It's so hard to hide the pain that I feel
Knowing that no one would ever understand
It's hard to feel so alone no matter
Who is standing with me
It's hard to hide the scars I bear
And harder to still to live those days
When those scars feel like a failure
But the hardest thing I think
Is to live in a world where so many
Claim to know and love me
Yet never see the sadness;
Or the pain;
Never see how hard it is
For me to be happy
They simply see what they want,
Smile and pat my hand
As they hurry along
To more important things.

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Untitled

I wish that I could say
What's really in my heart
I wish that I could reveal
How I truly feel
But it would gain me nothing
And lose me everything
So I'll simply smile
And pretend
That I really am happy.

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Untitled

Why can I not impress you?
I either frighten you by being too good
Or disappoint you by being too bad
I can never just be good enough
You're disappointed when
I don't need your help
You're suffocated when I do
You get bored when I don't change
And irritated when I do
You tell me to just be myself
But criticize me when I do
It's all or nothing with you
There is no happy medium
And it's killing me

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Untitled

I would like to find the man
Who was stupid enough to say
That what does not kill you
Only makes you stronger
And show him a thing or two
About what pain really is

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Locked Away

See that woman over there
The one you think is
So strong
So sure
So brave?
The one you think doesn't need
Anyone
Or anything?
The one you think is trying
To manipulate and control you?
She's not as strong as you think she is.
She's just good at hiding.
Good at hiding her worry;
Good at hiding her pain;
Good at hiding her scars;
Good at hiding herself.
She knows that just because
You claim to love her
Doesn't mean
That she can trust you.
She's never trusted anyone;
And she's never been disappointed.

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene