No one else understands my rhythm – the music I hear in my head, or the sound of my own special song. I am who I am. I sing what I want. I dance with my own steps timed to the beat of my heart,…
Category: Miscellaneous
Hour Nine, Promt Eleven – The Shack in the Valley
Image courtesy of Pixabay As I stepped into the shack I felt warm immediately There was a fire in the hearth An old man sat in a chair in front of the hearth “I was expecting you.” The old man said “I know.” I responded…
Down All the Days
These beautiful paradoxes, made with extreme care. A gentle chirp and the scaring roars, A firefly’s little spark and the blazing Sun, A tiny grass blade and giant redwood, A grounded fog and heightened clouds… As high and low notes of symphony creating an exhilarating…
Sides
I put my headphones in I lock myself in my room Blasting my music so I can’t hear Your screams are piercing through I know what you’re saying But I don’t want to The same fight you always have She’s lazy He’s cheating She’s hurting…
The Iron Tree
In the dark night stood A tall, tall tree Covered deep in a dark hood An old, old tree Its roots branched out And spread in the sand Reaching far, far out Right in the middle of the land The branches swayed in the wind…
Quickie
Poem 8 Quickie ((WARNING….if poems like this make you uncomfortable please skip)) By: Ashley L Powers Our eyes meet And I get chills down my spine I close my eyes and dream of you Your hands on my thighs My body shakes at the…
A Crimson-Colored Canopy
Sing angry songs with me alight with that despondent fury strung along marmalade branches sticky perfection that catches everything but the flies
Based on The Love Poems of Elizabeth Sargent
Melodramatic extravagant, faded lover My lost movie star Miss you so tonight Picture your long rock star hair and ache to feel you Our movie was best blockbuster love story so unbelievable A seventies hit Winning our own awards, so scandalous, miss you Melodramatic extravagant,…
Every Breath
Standing by her bedside Life ebbing away Her chest–rising, falling. Heart slowing down Holding her hand; Prayers for peaceful passing. The monitor is beeping Time stands still; Her forehead relaxes. Nurses nod their heads; Gone forever, now. Imagining her welcome. Gathering…
Just one more moment is all I need to breathe the words “Tu me manques” On your lips