My mother told me should die Probably before the baby Shoved its crude head Through a hole large enough To swallow my world. Another girl would make us Like Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. I cried and hated my sisters For daring to live while…
Category: Half Marathon Poem
Prompt 4
The Butterfly fell in love with the Pitcher Plant, Knew if she went near it, she will be eaten up. A small life span, was she ready to be a rebel? Leave the rose and sit on what every other insect was afraid of? Collected…
Beyond Tears
She never knew a mother. She heard of love… From some customers… In the heat of their passion. She felt none. Then he came to her. He only spoke with her. He wanted to save her. He tried, she was changing… Her freedom was in…
Wildlife
The stars of my childhood were the lit windows in the buildings The trees were the tall, black lampposts, hanging its branches over the street The insect calls were found in the rumbling of trains and accelerating cars This was my nature As an adult,…
Fairface and the Hag
Fairface longs to see the world Childhood home lies at his back, Bread and milk are all his pack. Tests to face upon the road, Old sage giving him advice. Seeking shelter from the storm, Here, a castle! Worn and old. In a castle lives…
Hitler’s Food Taster
Wanted: Attractive Arian woman to taste and eat delicious, well prepared food. Dine in the world’s finest European restaurants. Must like expensive beer, wine, and vegetables. Meet interesting and important people. Travel and clothing allowance. Become part of a world- wide movement. Must have clean…
Drought Soon Broken
The clouds this morning look of rain Will the flowers rejoice For weeks, their buds have cried in vain With nary another choice The heat has risen from the ground To smother and to steal The sacred drink they need for life That they now…
The Scarlet tears
I can’t recall the painfull tale, the scar was deeply embedded and left a story to tell. My emotional pain, was horizontally wrapped my whole being and for every untold story, I held back my tears. My body shakes in fear, the brutal shallow hole…
11 a.m. Eastern – Before Darkness
I long to cuddle ‘neath the quilt In precious morning hours To spend time making memories as one Dancing in aft’noon showers To sit and laugh for hours on end O’er our respective shifts And raise each other up on high When our spirits need…
The Media Telling Lies
Taylor Swift is a sweetheart Lies Jared Leto is a gentleman That’s bonkers Reality is actually manipulation Preying on the vulnerable Take a drink America Telling lies Such as the Kardashians make everything cool They appropriate black culture It’s not news What about Prince’s death?…