DEBBIE EMBREY

DEBBIE EMBREY

SECRET

I have a secret I wish to share

but I don't think I should tell

it's about a little boy I know

who keeps something in a pail

he doesn't speak about it

except when he speaks to me

no one even knows he can talk

not one soul in his family

if they discover he can speak

they'll expect explanations

but with him in his silence

they only see new creations

they mourned the son

that stopped talking overnight

they took him to all the doctors

they felt it just wasn't right

never again would the child speak

which filled the parents with woe

but they built their lives around it

and his secret they'll never know

but it doesn't really matter

rather it's from the mouth or pail

a secret is not really a secret

unless you have someone to tell

Transparent Heart

I don't know how you do it

into my heart you see

why,  if I didn't know better

I'd say you knew the real me

I don't know how you do it

it's as if my heart is glass

you can see when it breaks

you know how long it's strength lasts

I must have that one thing

a transparent heart, you see

because no matter how I feel

you really seem to know me

I thought you were a stranger

but you know me so well

I'd like to know about you now

everything there is to tell

pretend you have the heart

transparent and sweet

let me look into yours

as you help me on my feet

help me with the impossible

fly to the moon up above

wrap your heart around mine

to bond a heart full of love

Hunger

as soon as we are able to speak

we begin to ask the question why

we want to explore surroundings

learn more,  desire to fly

even as children we play

running around,  arms open wide

we're like eagles in the sky

we're eager and bonafide

we have this strong hunger

with much energy to burn

often asking questions in life

we have the desire to learn

as soon as we are provoked

we have the tendency to ask

who are we and where am I from

learning in life becomes our task

as soon as we are able to speak

we begin to ask the question why

we want to experience life

our spirits begin to soar high

DEBBIE EMBREY

DEBBIE EMBREY is a poetess that has been writing faithfully now for 32 years.  Her first book was written two years ago titled,  "The Heart's Treasures."  Since then,  she has co-written "Sweet Serenity " with Deborah Brooks Langford and her first children's book,  "Pete,  the Mischievous Pup." Raised in Kentucky, USA,  she currently resides in Central City, KY.