Suicide

Could you give a moment, lend a hand, offer your ear or be a friend Would you dare to try, talk and cry, sit and laugh, be a reason why Should you leave it alone, give it a home, push it aside, find a reason to…

The 9th hour – Exercise & Cookies

Exercise, my life’s story Always racing for the prize And never see the glory The 5 foot 8, one hundred and twenty pound body loved by all escapes me No amount of sweat, no amount of pain A 2 pound loss, a 10 pound gain…

Hour 7

On the eve before my demise I pray that my love will never cease As I am riding on the wings of time, Measuring the countless experiences That man is destined to have. All of this has been for a purpose; To show the ones…

Poem 12- Moving Forward- Poetry Half Marathon by Ingrid

Moving forward with great glee Moving forward…follow me. Moving forward…1. 2. 3   Moving forward…with certain doubt Moving forward…now what is that about?   Moving forward and making change… Moving forward can feel quite strange.   Leaving the other comfortable me Broadening my horizons so…

Moving

Seems like every few years A voice reaches up Grabs me by the throat and the feet Tells me it’s time to move on Get out Start fresh All those clichéd ideas So I pull out boxes, I go through my stuff I toss out…

Hunting

It was early morning Before the pink touched the sky I quietly climbed the tree   It took a few minutes With my gear strapped on To settle and get my bearings   Perched high above the smaller trees The brush and fallen branches The…

Painful Reminder, Post #2

It will not stop. Hovering, suffocating. It will not stop. Grieving, mourning.   Closer and closer still, It will not waiver. Closer and closer still, Reminding failure.   Feel the pain, Paralyzing. Feel the pain, Sacrificing.

Sequential Rhythm

  We came home on a tidal wave. It slowed and lapped our front porch; It receded and then we made pancakes and called them puffy crepes. We watched reruns of a broken down clown jobless at our carnival. We made a documentary of my…

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