Poetry by Tim Windisch

Holding Tightly Melancholy moments your silence can always expose Holding tightly to the dreams with you Christina Rose While my heart aches my mind replays your pretty eyes Drawn as I was from the first look launched perpetual tries To sidle up close and meld warmly into one heartbeat Is the thing that keeps me going, without you I’m incomplete Pain is a companion I long to give the slip once and...

I feel you in my heart The future has always been so appeasing, we knew right from the start Now pillows in place of my love, so tightly squeezing, I feel you in my heart Wondering, questioning no one but my own darkening thoughts and fears But my love is not lessening, a vibe from a click of oureyes, now full of tears Desperation, sitting alongside exhaustion, having lunch with hopelessness Resis...

No No decorum, not even a forum Skip the back story don’t bore ‘em! Days passed; to too many, too fast! Where’s the feeling was s’posed to last? Green soon, remember late ’21 June? Stumbling in the dark like a buffoon No sounds, all alone dumping coffee grounds Time passes; no communication, hopelessness abounds No fills, not a word and my spine chills Don’t need much to get my cheap thrills Too m...

Time marches on Those used to be’s are flying again, mentions of how it was better way back when Unlocked doors without any fear, waving to strangers just to spread some cheer Bolt those doors, keep your gaze fixed ahead catch no eyes, wonder why you ain’t got a friend Governments and department stores, got more to hide behind smiles and shiny floors Come and go, with the tide of fashion, what mat...

Alright Sipping on my coffee, trying to see through the heavy fog Reaching for my love, but my arm is wrapped around a dog I know there’s always something, with an underlying desire To circumvent this situation, only embers remain from our fire I’d love to rekindle the flame, but babe I ain’t even got a log Chilly on the sofa, my feet feel so cold on the bare wood floor It could eighty-five in her...

You feel You feel rundown, body’s infected I sit alone ignorant, lost and neglected Can’t get it right but you go at it all wrong Kept to yourself even though I came along Said you never had somebody who’d care Promised to share a life but you’re never there Sometimes I bang my head against the wall Sometimes I fall asleep waiting on your call You feel scared, but keep watching tv Violence and may...

Ode to Christmas Carol A legend left the building, the sad news came And we will all move on but it won’t be the same If you called her a legend she’d probably laugh Maybe fawn for the camera offer an autograph She wasn’t searching for a spotlight for her face Rather for the earth, pay attention to what we can’t replace Or the poor who have no money for shelter or a meal Causes caught Christmas Ca...

Time can Time can be my friend, or time can run away Hold me for a slow minute, promise me you’ll stay Words can help me explain, words can leave me blank I’ve so many of them to find the right way to thank To thank you for the dreams, those dreams I long to see In daylight, against an autumn sky under our maple tree Time can be my friend, this time the clocks won’t mean a thing And words can be b...

Cry Staring at my last text, worrying cause we seem vexed Like our plans were cursed by a demon and we’re hexed Complex, confounded and confusing, how much more abusing I try to wear a smile of hope but it’s hard be coy while I’mbruising Choosing to do all that I can, stick to the course andfollow the plan Babe I’m trying my best, but after all, honey I’m no godjust a man And have I told you how m...

Down Down so low I forgot about being high Lost direction seems pointless to try Sounds are distractions and bring me no joy Head pounds, these inactions serve to destroy Golden has nothing to do with the silence here Memories I’m holdin’ bring me violence and fear Nothing as it seems, is this supposed to be our ever after We made all those dreams, but I can’t hear the laughter Searching my mind,...

Covers Seems sometimes even the closest of lovers Lose steam like kettles with bent up covers Things boil over and make a mess of your day Stains add character, they’re only stains anyway Cements got a crack with weeds right where it’s begun to heave Like bare trees in the winter, problems gain appeal when they leave Breathe in a promise if you still dare, map a route to your desires Break up excu...

Lost Used to know, maybe not but I thought I understood Mind it goes, in and out and no longer works too good Am I alright? How can  I really be so off base and so completely out of whack? Must be a sight, my senses left word; they took leave and they’re not coming back Me no money, heart and wallet both broke Can’t blow it off with another numbing toke Dreams left town, burning desires are covere...

Stumble I’m no good at tests, babe I really must confess I keep trying to understand but then I second guess Seems every step I take, my legs just start to shake My head can’t seem to deal with another heartbreak I try to tell you all about it but my mind’s a jumble When I try to say the words babe all I do is mumble It makes me angry, makes me hurt and I start to grumble I’m trying to be strong f...

Burn Brand new fence, pretty flowers line a paver walk Decorated for harvest a pumpkin and a corn stalk Fresh mulch around the newly trimmed up trees Two figures locking lips laying toes up in the breeze Along comes a flame engulfing them no matter where they turn Seems it was just a dream and now the whole thing starts to burn Sunsets shared together, hand in hand out for a stroll Celebrating lif...

Hello babe? Big steps sidewalk, cars buzz can’t talk What would I say, like scratching on a chalk Bored to life, misery. Repeating is my history Walking Asta in the dark, I just love a good mystery But we need more clues, femme fatal spoken words to use Stumping on big blue with those lack of any news blues Nora has an arm load of boxes; Nick boozing acting obnoxious I see you coming you remind me...

Double scoop Bad news, skinned knee; stepped on a pricker, got stung by a bee Tears and crying out in pain, mother to the rescue again Sit down in the kitchen, alcohol stings and gets you twitchin But if you were cool you could go sit on the stoop A reward for being a big kid you got a double scoop Years later, mom gone who will tend, me with a bleeding heart to mend I talk like she was, and go on...

Sweet Cielia Arms spread wide drowning in a jersey of gold Drove all night north, we were maybe 19 years old He was not everything you’d dreamed Despite how he pretended it seemed I remember meeting someone there, but it went cold Distant days that never cease to amaze at the way they come around Lost in years of becoming something, but it’s nothing like what we found Love and laughter, friends in...

Clear Me Carried under layers of ominous fog Astride me fast asleep a little dog Clear me take me steer me make me Flush away the sediment, clear the clog Drained and lying somewhere between A dream and a nightmare, what a scene Clear me wake me hear me shake me Wash the busted promises get me clean Set me on the edge of that glorious day But don’t wander then, no don’t you go away Clear me bake m...

Congratulations Emma! See your future, see your dreams Days you’ve dreamt of under many moon beams The goals you set, all those you’ve met And the best part, the fun hasn’t even begun yet Be your future, live your dreams A sparkling road stretched out before you gleams You drive the car, and you’re the star It’s your chance to show who you are Live your future, realize your dreams It’s maybe not a...

Again tonight I’m troubled and I’m blue, my head spins so it’s hard to think Had a grasp on a feeling but it was gone like that, in a blink Heart break, shatter, and crash, it’s spread in pieces on the floor Send a message while I take another look, no you can’t no more Did you miss a signal, make a wrong turn, sure you heard right Then tell me friend then why are you laying here alone again tonig...

The Key Every time I stub my toe, or bite my lip while I’m chewing Pain sprints down my back and stops whatever I’m doing But it’s nothing like the pain of the memories of those I lost Or the heartaches I’ve been through, man they exacted such a cost So, I gather the worst of the worst and do my best to hide them away Write about surviving the storm, and relaxing while enjoying a sunny day But the...

One minute One minute I’m happy, the next I want to die I’m nothing but confused, drop my head and cry So are we climbing a mountain, wishing, throwing coins in a fountain ? They were all I had left, see I ain’t very good at accounting Money drops by sometime, but it’s gone before the bells chime In and out and I can barely make ends meet it’s such a crime But it doesn’t do the trick for me, the t...

For Sloan Memories spark my keyboard, bringing days of flat noses and scrapbooks with pressed roses So long ago, so far away my Lord! We drove two-hundred-dollar cars, yet tried dressing tight in the bars Try and make an impression, give it a shot, she looks pretty don’t you think, why don’t you buy her another drink Hope she ain’t looking to close in the lot, that junker don’t match your wealth,...

They say They say you’re a pretty good writer, I was hoping maybe you could help me sir I just want to hold my baby tighter, but I don’t hear back no matter what I text her So pen me something that sounds clever, try to convince her that I’m worth the time Please don’t say it’s a worthless endeavor, let her know falling in love with me ain’t a crime They say you’re a pretty good writer, so please...

Damn Cracks in the mirror, six views of a broken face reflecting Things seemed so clear, got muddy when I started inspecting Run your fingers on the edge, careful not to cut your finger No time for jumping off the ledge, close your eyes turn off the ringer There’s a perfectly good explanation, wait for the full story Save the doomsday machination, or you’ll just end up sorry Hard to steer the car...