marriage is a sacrament of love and pleasure and aching and pain; when you hit the windowsill and the sky fills your brain –  hush, my love – become soft and stay this way like kafka   walk the house, and do it quiet, like…

2212 Episode 1 World War IV Sergeant Jackson in the war English army Sent to France French are taking over Europe Already they have Germany and Spain Both were weakened in World War III Less ammo Less money Less soldiers Sergeant Jackson’s squad Stationed in…

You should have said no when they asked you to lie Or screamed to their faces it’s their fault, don’t be shy You should have bought your father slippers on the time it’s needed Maybe he’d be happier would have bragged and smiled Remember when…

. How strong these mothers are, their arms hard as steel as they lift their toddlers out of the war-clogged streets.  Yes, the streets no longer know what to vomit – blood, cries, faces that have lost hope; shoes, clothes, haphazardly gathered belongings in old…

Long forgotten neglected beautiful in its chaos she turned the key and pushed gasping, she sensed a kindred spirit something tangible that was as wild as she felt inside as she brought it back to life the garden returned the favor

Tethered to the command pod at the time of advent a brilliant flash of Knowing and I sleep. As it was before, so it shall ever be. At second light I awaken and return to the ship. A new world awaits and we go. As…

Moonbeam illuminate the worn path from the cabin to the lake. Coffee brewing on the fire, steam rising in swirls. “Hush,” he said as his arms embraced her. The morning fog creates a curtain as sip from the canteen of love. Damn the morning and…

Reveal your true self Acknowledge your faults Investigate your desires Never back down Dive into what you love Reveal your inner truth Open your soul Push yourself to new discoveries Stand up for who you are

Nah Not my style Going to pass And stick With what I know So you can drop the prompt But it just isn’t for me Thanks all the same (Book 99 #19338 and the end of my first ever Poetry Marathon! Half Marathon has been…

Dear Former Self, You are extraordinary.  Don’t let anyone tell you differently. They lie when they call you fat.  Don’t believe your own self doubt. You are smart enough, strong enough, & enough just the way you are.  You do not have to earn love….