The sun came up Birds cheered up The dawn happened everyday But this one was new It was her day Unlike other days before..
Category: Marathon Poem
Insta-Perfect
I want a love like hers. It’s happy, They travel, It’s perfect. I want to meet someone like him, So, I can see The other side Where the grass is so green. I want to be something other Than me In love With someone Different…
19~6
The blackest hair I’ve ever seen. (rosy cheeks just right hairs peeking from the top of your shirt a belly~button I can only imagine…) lips the purest form of yes (~but saying no.) Your eyes, though, they wander… If I…
Prompt #6 Rock Bottom
It tastes like grit against your teeth and ash upon your tongue. It feels a lot like broken bones and torn muscles from a boxing fight. Humiliating, Pitiful endless agony, and a learning curve Feels like being stuck with no way to make a way….
Hour six: Elegy: My Funeral
When I die, there will be no traffic jam, no escort, no police in my parade. I do not want a single mother to be late picking up her child from a private school she can barely afford. I do not want a passing middle-aged…
Miniature Monster House
The elf’s dwelling is something to witness It has its tiny windows and small doors But more than that, it has a miniscule kitchen A child’s tale has spilled into the real world The crafted tables and chairs highlight The woodworking merit of the little…
Tunnel Play
Bright, vibrant colors Swirling and encircling Seeing Mommy Through to the end Squeals of delight Announces There is no better place To be than Through the tunnel. Except, Sometimes, It’s better to stop and tease and wait. Mom smiles, Doubt vanishes. Crawling slows to a…
Trespassers Will
Trespassers William, Piglet’s Grandpa, sat ‘pon a log in the mead. “Someday, I hope, said the Piggie Grandpa, that my grand-piglets can read… I hope they will know a Pooh from a Roo. And why Tiggers are wonderful things. And how to garden with…
Freedom, Ltd
Locked in and locked out both at once; So slow, I convinced I’m a dunce In all the social niceties. Some friends help, other like to tease the encumbrance. Locked in when I can’t leave my bed For the pain in my back, legs, and…
Hour 6 – Stuck
A long time ago I broke my foot chugging whiskey after being horribly unfunny professionally it didn’t look good on me so I tried on another pair of shoes And fell backward over a curb I used to have trouble staying still not walking…