Thankful for You

Thankful for You 

(5-11-01) 

I try and try to find the words to say, 

To let you know just how I feel. 

For the words, each night I pray. 

Beside me bed, each night I kneel. 

The only words that come to me. 

The only words that I hear, 

I love you more that you can see. 

In my life, I always want you near. 

You hold me in your arms when I cry, 

And with a loving finger, you wipe away my tears. 

When I’m afraid, you encourage me to try, 

Do all you can to calm my fears. 

I’m thankful to God, that you are here, 

You didn’t have to love me, though you do. 

In my heart, I will always hold you dear. 

This is my way of saying, I love you. 

Shawna K. Whaley

My Little Monkey

My Little Monkey 

(for my daughter Abby)

(7-23-08) 

Tiny steps on wobbly legs 

Little giggles as you nod your head 

Try so hard to chase your sister 

Smiling at me with your eyes so blue 

I love you baby, I want you to know 

A year has gone by since we first met 

A little monkey, it’s hard to keep up 

You climb on this, you climb on that 

Watching you play, watching you learn 

I look behind me, you’re climbing again 

Standing on a chair, my heart starts to race 

Big grin on your face, look what I can do! 

Before I can get you, you climb back down 

Come up beside me, blue eyes shining 

Oh, how I love you, my little monkey 

Afraid of nothing, yes that’s you 

~Shawna K. Whaley

Human Nature

Human Nature 

(1-14-03) 

I’ve been lonely before, I will be again 

The tears have been shed, I’ve dried my eyes. 

The pain has diminished, I can finally see. 

I thought I wanted you, I really wanted love. 

I picked you out of the crowd, set my sights on you, 

Decided you were the one for me, though I wasn’t for you 

If only I had waited, if only I had seen. 

I never should have told you, now it is too late. 

I’ve made things change, they will never go back 

Your friendship is all I want, too late now I see 

The laws of nature are the cause, the reason for my ways. 

What I wanted, I could not have 

Human Nature demands it, no one is immune 

What I want now, I fear I have lost 

That is my only regret, to lose your friendship 

Shawna K. Whaley

Can You See?

Can You See? 

(5-22-04) 

Can you see, the tears I cry? 

When you treat me, the way you treat me. 

Can you see, the pain in my eyes? 

Can you see, do you know? 

How much I hurt inside. 

When we fight, when we don’t talk. 

Can you see, I die a little each time? 

You think I want to fight, can you see that I don’t? 

I love you, need you. You are part of me. 

Can you see this, do you feel this? 

Fighting only tears us apart, why would I want this? 

Can you see, this shouldn’t be? 

We shouldn’t say hurtful things, you or me. 

Can you see how much it hurts, can you feel? 

Cuts like a knife, and takes longer to heal. 

Shawna K. Whaley