I heard your footsteps outside my door.
I heard a slight pause as you reached it.
Were you looking for me?
I knew it was you, I'm not sure how;
A girls intuition I suppose.
I felt a shiver down my spine.
I heard your footsteps walking by my door;
I heard a slight pause as you reached it.
Were you looking for me?
I heard you breathe as if your were going to knock -- but you sighed and kept walking.
I would let you in if you would only ask.
It would be so wonderful to share my thoughts with you.
I keep waiting. Should I open the door first?
I heard your footsteps outside my door again today.
There was a cool breeze blowing the soft scent of your flesh to me.
I made no move to let you in, hoping you would be the one to open the door.
I heard you pause;
But then, as a thousand times before, you walked on.
Are you looking for me?
Your presence brings warmth to the chill that wraps itself around my
heart.
What are you waiting for?
Are you wondering if you will find what you are looking for?
I cannot open the door, you must.
I need you to let the cold out.
I listened for your footsteps today --
I cannot hear them anymore.
Jaci Rae’s grit and determination brought her from a poor childhood to a successful singer and author who tours around the world. She is the recipient of the "Female Vocalist of the Year" award at the Golden Music Awards in Nashville, TN as well as a #1 Best selling author.
Jaci is on the dating team of Savvymiss.com, the relationship expert for lovingyou.com and is a relationship advisor for loveisgreat.com and singlescafe.net. For more information, go to http://www.winningromance.com Jaci Rae is also a co-host for the show Concert's in the Sky with media mogul Jesse Dylan.
She is the author of The Indie Guide to Music, Marketing and Money, as well as Winning Points With The Woman In Your Life One Touchdown At A Time (Simon and Schuster), Shop for a Day with Jaci Rae and Collista's Search for the True Meaning of Christmas. Jaci spends her spare time working on her music, writing and hanging out with family and friends. For more information, go to www.christmaswithlove.comwww.shopforaday.com www.winningromance.com or www.jacirae.com
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The longing for that door to be opened is painfully clear. Once someone told me that at the end of his life, he didn't want any "armchair regrets." Wishing for what might have been. The longing in your poem pulls at my heartstrings, and I wish I could open that door for you.
A great write Jaci~ You never know when given opportunities might never return...take them as they come and hope for the best instead of wondering if we will troubled by them, or unable to perform as we see fit...Such a clever pen here...
Love and Peace~
Kimmy~
a great work of patience and longing and loss. doors should always be opened first and foremost by men walking by and way too many fail to even try. thanks for footsteps do open doors.
Footsteps is such an engaging and well-written prose. I especially enjoyed "...cannot open the door, you must. I need you to let the cold out...." Thanks for this. My best, Gloria
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The longing for that door to be opened is painfully clear. Once someone told me that at the end of his life, he didn't want any "armchair regrets." Wishing for what might have been. The longing in your poem pulls at my heartstrings, and I wish I could open that door for you.
Blessings,
Sharon
Love and Peace~
Kimmy~
always,
randy