Its dark And I’m scared I don’t know how to explain this feeling One person on my right Another on my left They begin to pull in opposite directions As if I was a doll that two kids were fighting over I feel the desires…
Category: Official Marathon Announcement
Congratulations Poetry Half Marathoners!
Congratulations Half Marathoners! I am so happy that you have completed 12 poems in 12 hours! That is wonderful. Thank you for joining us in this madness. In the past I have personally verified that everyone who applied for a certificate was eligible and then…
Escape
Caged Bird BY MAYA ANGELOU A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow…
Homeland
I lost myself along the way somewhere. Most people around me didn’t care. Or maybe they didn’t notice at all that I seemed headed for a fall. I took myself down to the water’s edge. Immersed in the depths of my regret. Absolved myself in…
I Talk To the Trees
Eleventh Hour I Talk To the Trees Trees, extend your sinewy limbs towards me. May I hide my weary spirit amongst your billowy leaves? Whisper to me the message from the Wind. What did he say, What mood was he in? As life hurls and…
The Clock (Poem #11)
I’m laying here Staring at the ceiling Wondering how to make time go faster Do I want to rewind and go back? Do I want to fast forward and get further? I don’t know if I want to go backward or forward At this point…
Prompt #11 Letter To My Former Self
Dear 20 year old Janice, Not much has changed huh? Insecurities still going strong. This letter is going to be a mix of everything, regrets, advice, hopes and aspirations.. I hope you remember to smile often, And practice Kindness.. Be kind to yourself as well…
Dear Little Gina
Dear precious little Gina Never saying a word Then scream at the top of the stairs Just trying to be heard. Dear pretty little Gina The world will work out fine. In spite of how it seems The smiles will come with time. Dear precocious…
Stairway from Sadness
Jeez brother, why are you so sad? We get it, you’re growing up We get it, it’s strange and weird We get it, you’re leaving but why? Why are you sad? You’re about to enter that part of the Indie movie Where the character sits…
Letter to the Strawberry Girl
Sweet girl your reality was never what it was meant to be. So instead you dwelt in fantasy. And created a life as you hoped it could be. I’m grateful to you my Strawberry Girl, you helped me survive a brutal world.