Child of Mine

You left that child broken Hearted You touched, and threatened So, I lied You never should have Been welcomed to my room   With responses, so confusing A little girls love Twisted, mortified   You paid dearly, for your sin They found the car, but…

Heartbreak

Words shocked me Thoughtless blades thrown needlessly Suddenly I’m torn assunder I begin to wonder Did you mean a word of kindness? All I asked was how are you?

Poem Seventeen ~ His Name…

His name is Chris. His lips are poisonous. His mind is multi-faceted. His penis is loose. His hands are corrupt. His tongue is silver-lined. His laugh is forged. His love is betrayal. His heart was never mine. His name is Chris.

Springtime Heartbreak

A force not to be reckoned with, unpredictable weather changes, April is a beautiful month, cherry blossom season, full of springtime lovers, quarreling over simple things like, are you a lesbian? no of course not, loving someone who can’t possibly return the intimacy, lesbian feminism,…

I Read the Newspaper Today

I read the newspaper today The stories were filled with grief and despair Each one made my heart hurt worse Saddened for the world today So much death and destruction Too much heartache and loss I knew I needed to do something Something to change…

HOUR 16 Her Third Eye

HER THIRD EYE She’s a psychic in denial. as everyone knows. She’ll deny her third eye though  brightly it glows.   Along with her aura she will deny that her aura bangs it right out of the sky.   Ask her a question she’ll tell…

16

Being a girl is easy. First, you must rarely speak and when you do, it must be hurried so you don’t take up too much time. You must be slender and reach out to those skinnier to prove you didn’t do it on purpose. You…

Validation

I yearn for a life that living cannot bring, quiet corridors with passages I can hide in, escaping men that claw my pant legs begging for attention, demanding validation for their actions, a validation I would not give, “Do you have a boyfriend?” “No” “Do…

Hour 16 – Prompt 16 – “Chasm”

A banquet spread out in lavish settings, awaits It is the wedding of a famous personality With thousands of guests expected to attend The traffic is diverted on roads leading to the venue The police personnel guard to avoid trespassers The guests flow in, one…

Cardio Poetic Resuscitation

The crowd at first thought it part of the reading the gasp, the slumping forward over the podium a bit melodramatic, but you expect that surging forward, folding chairs flung to the side they reached him, the first few able to cushion his fall to…