Hope or Reality Am I blinded by my hopes and feelings Or is it a reality Could the love still be there Did it fade in you long ago Do you still think about me Are my dreams results of mere wishes Or are they predictions of what is to come Do I take the chance Am I supposed to let go of it all Could this all be just a fantasy Is there someone else out there Do I accept what is the likely Are my hopes valid J. Sheppard February 2002	Unforgotten You said you never did, I said I always will. You spoke with no emotion, I cried myself to sleep. You had someone else in mind, I always think of you. You moved on without hesitating, I stand here feelings unchanged. You sleep wrapped in his arms, I awake wishing you were here. You never write or call, I have dozens of unsent letters. You let go of everything, I'll remember forever. J. Sheppard November 2000
Why I Love Her It's her smile Vanishing my sadness and replacing it with joy Beaming of happiness that extinguishes my anger It's her eyes Seeing past my faults that are visible to everyone else Their clarity showing the depths of her feelings It's her voice the sound the comforts my soul from loneliness Words that forgive my mistakes and praise my accomplishments It's her touch Whose embrace that says I love you with a simple hug The grip of a hand that asks me to stay and not to leave It's her Understanding me like no one else ever has or tried to Listening without ever judging me It's her love, loving me for me J. Sheppard February 2000
Missing Something is missing as... I roll over to find emptiness I eat breakfast across from a vacant chair I come home to no messages I serve dinner for one I return to the coldness of my room I miss you J. Sheppard December 2000