The Poetry Marathon

A feeling of expectation

a desire for something to happen,

that’s hope

good things

great things

the not so great

things

all build the feeling

of anticipation

for hope…

hope keeps us

grounded

in what we need

hope gives us

a sense of

why we feel

what we feel

hope

springs eternal

Peace

Equality

Love

no matter what…

Patience

Tolerance

Acceptance

all have a place

but instead we get

Chaos

Inequality

Hate

Impatience

Intolerance

and sadness…

how wonderful a world

we would have

if humans would just

be what we were out on this

earth

to be

Oh, how I love cheese!

sliced cheese

shredded cheese

stick cheese

its oooey. goooey

deliciousness

stretched up, up

and away as I eat

my grilled cheese

(the best way to eat it)…

cheese

is the cheese!

Running

toward the light

at the end of the

poetry tunnel

never ending prompts

(it seems)

push me closer

to the finish line

drooping eyes

muddled brain

tired, cramped fingers

I’m not giving up

I have to reach the

finish line

until then I will keep on

running

Keeping my mind sane

the words bring me so much joy

my bible saves me

Resting my head

on my pillow brings me so much joy

opening drawers to reveal

many private things

Carefully watching

as the sudden movement made

me fly for my life

Something in me

won’t let me give up

no matter how hard it gets

I gotta keep pushing

something in me

finds what I need

just when it seems

impossible

I gotta keep pushing

there is greatness

waiting

I can’t give up

I won’t give up

because there is

something in me

I’m sorry

the weather’s terrible

right now

lightning strikes across the sky

thunder rolls in the distance

raindrops are hitting the pavement

dark clouds hover above

I don’t know

how long this will last

but when it’s over

the sun will shine again

Her hand rests on my blank slate

as she contemplates

what words she will sketch on

my blue lines

I feel the scratchiness

of her eraser

it tells me she is unsure

of what her mind wills

her to write

I want those words

on me

because then they are real

I hold all the secrets

between my lines

to have such power

makes me needed

her words need a

safe place