My original version: blueskies by Sarah Camplin
https://soundcloud.com/2flamey/blueskies

Blue Skies by Just Jude and Sarah Camplin
https://soundcloud.com/user-473925150/blue-skies

Like Rust

A connection

Void of trust,

Corrodes.

Like rust, it crumbles.

Every attempt to repair it

Just chips away some more.

'Til all that remains

Is dust.

'Til it gets swept away.

One day...

S. Camplin

You took me to a

Dark place, and I deserve a

Lighter place. Still free.

Ahh.  The freedom of

Being with those who accept

You just as you are.

Odious Beast

It's not a pretty world

When your view is obstructed.

With harmful and hate-filled

Odious beasts.

Venomous cretins.

Avaricious, and callous 

And steely and cold.

The power they crave

Wrested in those they devour.

With fear feeding their engines.

Ingrained year on year.

Stripping away one more layer.

Another level of cheer.

And the beauty of the sky,

And of snowflakes, of tigers,

And of bees

Drifts further from view.

But thank god they're still there.

S. Camplin

A catharsis.  Ink

Making shapes that cap-

ture heaven and hell.

You.  You meant something 

To me.  Now just bittersweet 

memories, to keep.

Tit for Tat

I have no truck

With those who want to fuck

With my mind

And keep me reeling.

I'm taking respite.

From all of the spite.

The tit for tat.

You ain't all that.

Keep on wearing your crown

In the new town.

Coz I'm the queen now.

And I feel just fine.

S. Camplin

The Shallow End

Maybe I could cultivate a way

So I would only play

In the shallow end.

Being open only to the softest ripples.

Guaranteed a smoother ride.

Part dead inside.

Numbness colliding, 

Alongside.

Less wild.

Mild and flat.

The middle ground. 

No. I've already subscribed

To the higher ground.

Survived a tidal wave.

Braving it out.

Alive.

S. Camplin

Relaxing into 

My own space, by letting the

Calm flood my heart/mind. 

Touch

You touched a part of me

I had not been to before

Unleashed a well

A messy hell

Intense and wired

Electricity fired.

Still burns.

S. Camplin

Spinning a yarn, while

Sitting with my knitting. Yeah,

Keeps me warm inside.

😁

New chapter dawning.

A new hope. A clarity.

Anxiety gone.

Gentle soul. My love. 

You're the wind beneath my wings.

I'll miss you. Like mad.

You build your wall, and

I'll build mine.  But through the cracks

Is the place I miss.

Trust is a struggle

Reassurance desired

For a damaged heart

Stalagmite

You fascinate.

I vacillate.

Forever fixed

On the spiralling

Commotion.

A lesson in love.

Unwavering. 

Yet caving in.

Cracks appearing,

In the stalagmite

Covering

Of my heart.

Ruminated light,

Bursting

From a renewed

Understanding.

A clarity.

Reflected back.

S. Camplin

One look. One smile from
you. Can turn the blue into

Vibrant Violet.

The Cage

The cage is ephemeral.

Casts an illusory light.

The containment is nourishing.

An immutable force.

But the will to take flight,

Will leave it undone.

With unfettered singing.

Its bars fade from sight.

S. Camplin