G Lee

Drown

She watches him sleep
Wanting to be inhaled by his essence

Shining and golden-brown
His many streams of silky hair
Remarkable in its beauty
And the manner in which
It is captured
By the faint flickering light
Of a single candle

It causes her to feel a pang
Of longing and loss
But at the same time
Excitement and anticipation

Those sensations tranport her
To another time
When everything was novel
At its most basic level
A time when nothing was behind her
The only place she could look
Was forward
A time when colors
Were more brightly shimmering
To her eyes
When softness fell so easily
Upon her skin

It puts her in memory
Of what she once heard
So poignantly described

Slowly walking into the sea
From the dry edges
Of sparkling sand
Into shallow warm water
Getting colder as it becomes deeper
With each step taken

The sun reflecting brilliantly
Elegantly flashing
On both sand and water
Golden sun
So beautiful
But too hot to touch

The ocean
So magnificent
But perilous and cold
So deep and alluring
That one would easily drown
Even willingly
Just to be engulfed by its essence

Just as she wishes to be taken into his.

Wanting to reach out
And feel his golden hair
Run her fingers through it
But like the sun
It is too hot
And like walking into the sea
If he were to wake
And open his eyes
She would willingly drown in them

No, just let him sleep
She takes in
All she can
With each passing moment

© 2003 G Lee(Gloria Roubal)

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G LEE;

My name is Gloria. Or G. That's who I am. What am I like? I guess I am (or feel like) a complicated person. Not simple. I wish I could be simple.

Life is in a strange place for me these days. Or maybe I am in a strange place in life. I seem to be in some kind of transition. From what to what I'm not sure. I'm very busy with a lot of things that I do. I sing, play guitar, write songs, write poetry, paint, make stuff with beads. I love animals, I am lucky to have a lot of wonderful people and animals in my life - my friends, my family, my pets. I try each day to see all of life's experiences, no matter what they are, as things I can learn something from... I'm not always good at it, but I keep trying.

I have a band called G. Lee & Jet Blonde. We play in the midwest - central Illinois, Chicago, St. Louis, etc., and are in the process of recording our 3rd CD (my 4th, but this is the 3rd with the band). The songs are written by me, mostly, and I am very fortunate to have such talented people in my band to add their own ideas, styles, and flavor, and turn my songs into what I visualized/heard in my mind as I wrote them with my acoustic guitar - and even better than I could have imagined.

I also play solo acoustic shows as well as duo and trio shows. I love to play and write music. I just hate the business end (and the scarcity of good-paying gigs for independent musicians/bands who play original music, and that's where I usually end up feeling discouraged and am tempted to say just fuck it all. But then something will happen or someone will say or do something to make me feel grateful and good about what I am doing again, and on I go.

I've also recently gone back to school to do something completely different from anything I've done before - without going into detail about it, I'll just say it's part of my path and I'm loving it.

Music will always be part of my life no matter what else I'm doing, even when I feel discouraged... It feeds my soul.

Recently I started writing poetry (different from my song lyrics). I have a friend who hosts a radio show that focuses on the spoken word, so I have been fortunate to occasionally go on her show and read my poems and poems by other people as well.

Anyone who would like to give me feedback about my poetry or anything else, please do so: g_lee_4@yahoo.com - and please visit my website (which is in dire need of refurbishing - it's in the process...) http://www.jetblonde.com

By the way, I played in Chicago with Scott at a Songwriter Showcase that Ripley Caine hosted. I was very impressed with Scott's songs and performance. And I feel quite honored that he invited me to submit my poetry for the guest section on ChainofWords.com.

Thank you, Scott. Peace. G.

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