A Varnish Cover

Varnish to cover the cracks
A sheen that glows through the murk
Layered on thick but watered down and dilute
Reflecting the world to hide all the dirt

A cement of sand without substance
Grainy with grit that flakes in hand
Enough of a wall to scare all only the confused
Barely bonded to take on the stand

Emulsion coated over fissures
Water repellent to stave off the leak
Sooner or later the colour fades away
And the flood returns a flow ever sleek

Wallpaper hanging by threadbare nails
Awaiting a saviour once more to arise
Only showing a picture if joy behind dark fittings
To slip away when the light burns and tries

Panelling that appears like oak logging
Is hollow and hiding the fragile inside
Would be easily lifted if the tacks are resisted
The façade to then fall to the aside

A veil that hides all imperfection
The first line to protect the failings behind
It shows as a mirror to deflect all the set ulterior
The last hope for the illusion undermined

JS
24/1/12

To Believe

To walk with her barefooted in the dew
To see a sunrise erupt from the gloom
To watch the moon as it takes the night
To see stars in her eyes a shimmering sight
To hold her hand in spite of the rain
To understand the diversion eked from pain
To want to be as to not be apart
To etch a future from an overgrown past
To desire this touch above all else
To give all life for her above the self
To wander only to find solace in she
To know forever would still too soon be
To believe as two that one is to live
To above all others only her to receive
To hold her heart as she holds yours
Is to believe your love will eternally soar

To walk barefooted in the dew

JS
18/1/12