DEBBIE EMBREY

DEBBIE EMBREY

PAIN IN OUR HEARTS

sometimes late at night

I wake up

no more rest for hours

I watch television

read a book

or click away at the keyboard

to see what's going on

in the rest of the world

tonight is no different

well, perhaps it is

I met someone

who was hurting

so much pain in her heart

just when I was asking questions

she thought she had all the answers

what she said cut deep

still the words linger

I won't be here tomorrow

the world doesn't need me

how can anyone say that

of course the world needs you

I need you

your friends need you

your family

we talked awhile

I'm not sure how long

all I knew was

I had been given

the gift of speech

in form of ink

when I was tired of waking

late nights o'er and o'er

I was given a chance

to open my eyes and heart

oh how she grieved

searching for answers

she was sure she had

and all the while we talked

I wasn't just talking to her

she was speaking to me

we needed one another

somewhere deeper inside

it was as if I was looking into a mirror

seeing and reexperiencing

two lives were saved in that time

those few moments

I thank God I was there for her

I thank God she was there for me

UNSPOKEN SMILES

You should just see her

Sweet as she can be

Sitting there drawing

Underneath that tree

She glances up to look

At people and the skies

She's a little angel

That took me by surprise

She continues to draw

As if no one is around

She remains so silent

Daring not to make a sound

She'd glance at the birds

In the skies above

She is so full of peace

A child full of love

She continues to etch

As if it would be her last

Taking her time, dutifully

Forgetting time passed

Quietly she sets her pen

And paper to the ground

Effortlessly swaying

Still not making a sound

She looked as if humming

A tune she might know

I gradually make my way

To finally say 'hello'

She looks up at me sweetly

With a smile upon her face

Spreads her arm across

The waters as if to embrace

I tell her I see her pictures

And that she is so cute

It isn't until that moment

I realize that the child is mute

But her smiles said so much

And to me, that meant the world

I tilted my head and curtsied

As I mouthed the words 'Pretty girl

TREASURE THE CHILDREN

(A Haiku Trinity)

Treasure the children

For they make the paths of God

Hug them and love them.

Treasure the children

For they're our future leaders

We can learn by them.

Treasure the children

Guide them, teaching them the way

So they will be strong.

DEBBIE EMBREY

DEBBIE EMBREY has been writing avidly since age 19. Prior to that, she had always been interested in writing in one form or another. According to her father,  "she was born with a pen in her mouth." You'd seldom see her without one unless she was listening to music. Even then it was possible to find one in her hand as she enjoyed writing her own lyrics to a variety of songs.