Rubber Trim
Karen Hallenbeck-Sikorsky-George BS,RN
January 28th, 2007
Detour do not stop, veer gently here, come closer, feel "it is me"
Beside you, next to you; that warm strong hand is upon my shoulder
Leading me home, back to minutes, and that first hour, when you
Looked deep inside, burned rubber down that rural interstate road
I could not remember how to get there, but that day I came home
Love me again, maybe tonight, please don't listen for the jet plane
Two bears holding hands, touching fuzzy paws
In the bathroom, time ran out, wonder I where
They are, red ribbon; I listen to a song, rising high in the
Air, away from home (you) and where I do belong
Your face unshaven, baseball cap turned around just so, the air
Conditioning is freezing me in places you touched, just this one
Time, hot outside, but in here my hot skin gets cold, the world stopped
Spinning the metal fences, spikes of steel, almost turned to gold
Never again can I be the same, for you have gone deep inside my heart
Like a fertile seed to burrow, then grow; nothing left of me, but we
Alone is chosen, isolation is death, stop here
The yellow school bus passes, so stop and go
Children's laughter like gentle wind chimes I hear
You go to work, I miss you first, the sun rises, go
Let me see your eyes speak to mine, expressive words, the hurt
Inside, I watch you turn and be a man I never knew, but wanted
Tears of history to never cry, reborn spring season aches this bride
Misplace untouched emotions, to burn, retake, if words could
Mesmerize and startle this storm of life, then trickle stream now
Not recreate years to make, my hand reaches out in the night, you
Child fairy tale inside my head, one sweet yawn escapes
The words bustle like ruffles, starched, climb aside the night
Gentle breeze barely blows, release the fear and the
Purr of an alabaster cat beneath the bed, brings sleep, again
Lollipop round cherry, sticky fingers grasp the edge, the ferris wheel is
Spinning wild we stop on top, I look down; dizzy and nausea fade
My voice is not one I know, but a piece of you misplaced, traced today
The railroad train is coming across the tracks, cannot cross so I wait
All I want to do is hold you close, tell you things I've never said and
All I know is deep within this heart, let it go, shut this book you've read
Whisper now the word of hope, listen and see, open eyes
Catch the cloud that is fluffy and so white, the pink dawn
Horizon beside me infinite so (I sigh), the word of God will
Brace me, usurp my will another day, we unburden, no choice
Raise me to a place forever I will lay, so whistle now, try to smile
There is nowhere else we should go, the chores are done, all is clean
It is you and I here, in late afternoon so; the stars sprinkle themselves
Upon one night sky, the moon is harvest gold and wide, a season change
We remain the same, this portrait the only work of art, the world goes on
Without us, our place is beyond the gate, I love you now, forevermore, my
Heart will not wait, I love you still
Burn the rubber, off the road
You, I love, yes you....Me...
