5/1/13

TENDER GRACE
By Stacy Maddox


I listen to the songs that make me feel closer to you
And smile at the way you reach straight into my heart
I think about you always, even though we have never met
And the times we talk to one another are so few

Dreams of you are just as sweet, but I have never seen your face
You hold out your hand for me to take
And whisper softly the words I have been needing to hear
As you pull me into your arms for a tender embrace

Bruised and broken, I have come to you only wanting a friend
But what you have given me is more than hope
Setting me free once again, from all of the burdens in my soul
I am no longer the ship lost at sea, tossing in the wind.


- - -
Stacy Maddox lives, dreams and writes in the fast-paced city of Lawrence, KS. She loves to soak up the sun by the river and feel the rush of water over her feet while spending time with her family and pets. Stacy has been published in Long Story Short, ken*again, Leaves Of Ink, The Entroper, Emerge Literary Journal, Three Line Poetry, The Fat City Review, Eskimo Pie, Mused: The BellaOnline Literary Review, Euphemism and more. She has been passionate about art in any form for over 30 years.