Light fills my world when he nears. The moment our eyes meet, our song begins to play. I dance for him with all of my heart and soul. Though my legs scream and my lungs burn, The fire that fills me is one of joy,…
Tag: #PoetryMarathon
one fine day
Keep facing One fine day you will. Keep facing. Boldly blatantly , fear gnawing at your innards But keep facing. Keep staring into his eyes Even if you’re shit scared. Even if its dark. Keep facing. One fine day you will be across. …
Introductions
Please introduce yourself Among the poets here Among the new friends We have yet to meet. Please introduce yourself Tell us who Tell us where And especially tell us why. Please introduce yourself Give us a tiny glimpse Of you, as a poet You, as…
See Life
Take control of your Joy Let no one destroy it Inner peace is the key Hold on tight and don’t quit jj2017
From Above
Viewed from above, the beauty of the ocean is a lie that stretches as far as the eye can see. A painting or a photo: flat and continuing past the frame’s edge. Hidden from above, the beauty of the ocean revealed. Reflecting sunlight conceals the…
Abandonment
Abandonment feels like this Staying out of the reach Of waves. Sitting pretty on the beach longing to mingle with the roaring oceans To be dissolved in eons of life Stay away human You will drown. Shining neon On a lone road Attracting wasps…
Lost and Wanted
Blindly seeing the countryside as it speeds by. The rhythmic swaying of the train car crowded wth the distance between the passengers. Short phrases in foreign tongues add another blanket to the isolation, enveloping me in my silent desperation. As I lean my forehead on…
3.
Where the ocean ends. Where it chooses to end on the shore. On the beach. Where families sit. Contaminating the sand with oils and plastic, Synthetic chrome wrappers and aluminum. Yet, stoic, powerful, ominous and effervescent. A leviathan of forces unfathomed by those who sit…
The Trick
As it turns out it was all a dream Heaven is a place that we called a ghetto We woke up to find only the weak survived They are the ones that learned to depend and never worry Jokes on you! Only the peacekeepers and…