I Could Have been...

(In loving memory of all those who have taken their life or had their life 

taken, because of hate, ignorance and bigotry… You are gone but you will

 live forever  in our hearts. We will not forget you and we will always

Fight against the evil’s and injustices that took you from us.)

I Could Have Been…

I could have been a poet,

Let my words express emotion,

The written word my gift,

I would have shown it devotion.

I could have been a soldier,

A protector of rights,

You didn’t afford them to me,

Yet I would still stand and fight.

I could have been a counselor,

Helped one person at a time,

Getting them through darkness,

To a sound and safe mind,

I could have been a professor,

An educator to the world,

Spend years taking in wisdom,

Just to share all my pearls.

I could have been an actor,

Up on that silver screen,

Making you laugh and cry,

Portraying all your dreams.

I could have been an scientist,

Done some good for this place,

Maybe found a cure for cancer,

Watch it disappear without a trace.

I could have been a President,

Ushering in a brand new era,

One of equality and justice,

Disposing of bigotries terror.

I could have been a police officer,

Impartial without my own agenda,

A protector of the weak,

Their salvation and defender.

I could have been a firefighter,

A hero of selfless acts,

I’d have given my life for you,

Quite simply a matter of  fact.

I could have been a spiritualist,

Helping the lost find their way,

Teaching love and life,

How to appreciate everyday.

I could have been anything,

But now we’ll never know,

All my uniqueness and potential,

I shall never get to show.

I could have been amazing,

But now my light is snuffed,

Taken from this earth,

To the heaven’s up above.

I could have been an angel,

Walking on this earth,

Instead you gave me pain and anguish,

Now I am an angel in rebirth.

Written by Gabrielle Langmoore - Oct 2010

© Copyright 2010 Gabrielle Langmoore. All rights reserved.

Butterfly

Butterfly

Bold, beautiful and ambitious,

Utterly delightful and delicious.

True to herself and her heart,

True at the end as well as the start.

Everyday she’ll spread smiles,

Reflecting on every positive for awhile.

Fortunate to truly be free.

Loving life for all to see,

Yearning simply just to be.

Written by Gabrielle Langmoore Oct 2010
© Copyright 2010 Gabrielle Langmoore. All rights reserved.

Hope, Faith and Love

Hope, Faith and Love

Hold on to tomorrow,

Only if to help get through today,

Perceiving the positive in each moment,

Eases your burden beautifully each day.

Find it within yourself,

And never let it grow dark,

Interpret with your mind,

Then listen to your heart,

Heed yourself  and you’ll find your part.

As bad as it gets,

No matter what you do,

Don’t ever forget,

Love in all that you do,

Overstated yet underestimated,

Venture to learn love truly is,

Eternally uncomplicated.

By Gabrielle Langmoore Sep. 16 2010
© Copyright 2010 Gabrielle Langmoore. All rights reserved.

Released from Oppression

Released from Oppression

You can break my body,

but never my heart, soul or mind.

You can take and steal,

everything or anything that is mine,

You can leave me ragged and tired,

you can ignore the pain in my cries.

You can beat and murder me,

with little public outcry.

In your mind you dehumanize me,

to relieve your burden of guilt.

But when the time comes,

it will all show like stains on a quilt.

My only crime was being me,

persecution worthy in your eye it seems.

Filled with hate as your only conviction,

you believe you have the power to deem.

As I slip from conscious,

knowing I’m breathing my final breathes.

I look at you and smile,

loving you from my heart’s greatest depth.

I see the confusion,

as it spreads across your face.

I wouldn’t expect you to understand,

you were born for this place.

In my final act of love,

I see your anger rise.

You feel I have mocked you,

from the forgiveness in my eyes.

As you finish what you’ve started,

I feel the pain no more.

I’ve begun to leave this world,

for the place I was made for.

I rise above my body,

with no pity for my shell.

I’ve been released of your bonds,

I’ve been released from your hell.

As I ascend one big ball of light,

I leave your world behind.

A final gift as I touch your heart,

I hope peace and love you will find.

By Gabrielle Langmoore Sep. 2010
© Copyright 2010 Gabrielle Langmoore. All rights reserved.