Love heals the wounds of loneliness.
Category: Half Marathon Poem
The First Time
For the first time… I have considered not even starting- Wait. That is a lie. At the very least, I should be practicing honesty. I have thought about not starting a gazillion times in my life. I am fabulously great at not starting. Not starting…
The Tender Season
Hour 1 – 2021 Poetry Half Marathon The light rolls in like thunder on a night when crows rest nervously on electric wires just below the tree lines. I look west – the direction of the sun plummeting into an envelope of spring vegetation…
No. 1
race as one no more hate black lives matter slogans cliches words is anyone listening actions are needed
it’s over
the door is opened i cry you sigh we say good-bye once again
2021: Hour One – Image Prompt
– From the Image – Wings on the wall, like Icarus amid the fall. Their ominous call beckons a warning – An ode to every mourning, Of times both grand and small. The wings on the wall, strike a memory for all, And we’re…
Gaslighting
But you don’t understand, he’s lying and being abusive. Why didn’t you say something last year? I did, and I wrote a letter to the union. Oh, they never received it. When did this all start? I told you this already. Well, I have no…
You Did Not Move (prompt 1, 9 am est)
You did not move to Georgia, I asked every time we talked. I never understood why you balked. You did not move to Georgia, though I longed for you to be here. I never understood and sometime shed a tear. You did not move to…
Year 3
Hey there fellow poets! I’m honored to be writing with you again this year. It’s my third time here and I have been impressed by those of you who put your works into books. Way to go! Okay, it’s time to start poeting….
Hour 0
Waiting for a prompt Poetry Marathon Day Excited to start! @Mejia – Hour 0