Your Own Gods

I have been ruminating On the idea of personal pantheons The people that we relied on Who helped us When we didn’t have anything Who advised us When we entirely fucked up Who loved us When we were at our worst My first was an…

Push Through

Why did I do I do this? Was it because I thought I could deliver some creative justice To a world that is hurting, its black and blue bruises starting to show through? What made me think my voice could change anything? What words could…

Hour 10 – Waiting

Waiting  Sitting on the dock, like a shelf over the night-stilled lake, sipping my canteen of coffee I wait  Waiting for the frogs to sing again Waiting for the damn fog to lift Waiting for the moonbeams to return Waiting, but for what?  In the…

Another Prose Poem/Prompt 13 Hour 10

As I writer I often dream. I am alone in a wood. My own personal retreat, to write, to decompress from city life, to get grounded. A log cabin on the lake is where I see me. A cabin surrounded by firs. In the early…

Till Morning Comes

Moonbeams reflect off the water Like silver shards shining through the wispy fog. The coffee has grown cold but he still takes a swing from his canteen, feels the bitter liquid run down his throat. All of creation has been hushed. Nothing stirs amid the…

I AM

I AM I am the greatest of all times I am a rock, I am an island I am your father I am I said   I am Groot I am happy I am a teapot I am woman hear me roar   I am…

The Players

So many fantastic stretches rise before me full of bones and tattered bridges that break no one’s falls   I’ve asked sweet things of terrible people and had the nerve to play victim to their inevitable disinterest   We pity fools for playing their part…

caffeinated dreams

moonbeams in my coffee soon the hush, will fall over the concrete jungle   And the damn fog will come rolling in upon the dock   pouring from an empty canteen she’ll set the finished works on the dusty shelf of fir   Amanda Potter©:…

Children of Blood and Bone

On the day Mary was alone She tried to create her clone She worked with deep brown soil Slaving away in wasted toil ‘Cos Man was dust plus life force A special blend of blood and bone  

Peace

Poem 9 Peace By: Ashley L Powers   Solitude Stillness Alignment Lightness Frequencies freely flowing Enjoyment Laughter Reclaiming everything once stolen Completeness Fulfillment Positive vibes Connection Exiting the matrix Joyous moments Mindfulness All the things needed to take back…..   ….my inner peace ☮️