Everything is everything
But anything can not be everything
And nothing can be everything
Everything is complex
And everyone is simple
Everyone is everyone
But someone can not be everyone
And everybody can be everyone
Tanya LaForce West
treal1971
Hi, my name is Tanya and, I was in the 2017 Poetry Marathon. I did the 24 then but I only completed 21 poems & in 2020 I did the 12. In 2021 I did the 12. This year I'll be doing 12 again. I used to write stories and poems all the time but I reached a low in life around 1992 and attempted suicide, I’m so glad I lived because I would’ve missed so much in my life no matter how good or bad; my experiences have taught me so much. I lost a fiancee in 1994 to drowning and then in 1998 I lost another one when he was hit while riding his motocycle. I have kids by both. Anyway I’ve been busy raising my kids and just trying to get back to me. I now have 4 adult kids; a son soon to be 29, who is now a stepdad and married, a 27 year old daughter who has a 3 yr old daughter, a soon to be 26 year old son who is married and doing well in his job and has a stepson he adopted as well as a new baby girl who is , and a 22 year old son with autism spectrum disorder. I myself became a new mom at 48 years old she is getting ready to turn 5 and I got married in 2020, my little girl was born 2 months early on December 17, 2018 through emergency c-section due to a placental abruption she weighed 4lbs 7ozs. She has brought such a light into my life. Thank you for letting me be involved again. I am excited every year now and can't wait for the marathon.
HR-2
When did the world become so cold
It seems life has changed forever
Maybe it was always this way
Somehow we didn’t see it as clear till now
The world is in shambles
So chaotic on every level
Could it have always been this way
We all see it clearly now
HR-1
This hour eludes me
I must confess
I’m stressed
I’m confused
I’m hurt
Living with someone so angry
Why, everyday so mad
In the blink of an eye
Everything might be gone
In the blink of an eye
Gone, gone, gone
In the blink of an eye
Tell me it’s worth it
Tell me I’m wrong
Tell me you’re not mad at the world
Tell me there’s still kindness left in you
In the blink of an eye
Gone, gone, gone
In the blink of an eye
Hey Everyone
Just wanted to say goodluck and hope everyone finishes on a good note. I’ll be starting at 9pm tonight and go till 9am. Gotta finishe gathering my stuff so I am ready. See you all on the otherside, can’t wait to read everyone’s poetry.
Whispers of Hope- Hr. 12
Hope is present in us all
A lingering whisper
Helping us gain the strength
To pick our selves up again
Things go bad
People hurt us
Loved ones die
or disappear
And that lingering whisper
Sneaks up on us
Helping us gain the strength
To once again hope.
Tanya Raine- Hr. 11
December 17, 2018 is the day
You came into the world to stay
I didn’t know what to say
Except you’re perfect in every way
Tanya Raine West is your name
And my life has never been the same
I can’t believe you were sent to me
You are a special ray of light
In my heart you’ll always stay
Though we may fight along the way
I will always love you
Simulation- Hr. 10
Fighting to live
Living to fight
It’s relentless
Like the rubber tree plant
Standing firm never moving
Freedom always freedom
Never moving standing firm
Dying to live
Living to die
It’s relentless
Piano Death- Hr. 9
Sad really, is it not
The piano wasting away
Thrown away so carelessly
Oh what music could come from it
Now it’s just a shell of what it was
What it could’ve been
Grand in its day, but left alone
Rotting, unspeakably sad
No more playing to be done
No music to be heard
Serving no purpose, no joy
Because of such a careless act
Hr. 8 prompt 5
Silently she left putting the wine glass on the pavement outside the cottage
He begged her not to go and took her satchel down the road to where
She had stopped by the old oak tree
She pulled up a sunflower
Handing it to him as she grabbed the satchel and together they disappeared
Metalcrete City- Hr.7
Not a city person
Oh no not me
Too much noise
Too many lights
Buildings are hideous
With their metal,
concrete,
and glass
Metalcrete city
Nasty
Smelly
Loud
And just obnoxious
Too many lights
Too much noise
Oh no not me
Not a city person