Underneath the weight of it all truth feigns apathy, a false call Deep inside a heart, it matters Loyalty’s last stand in tatters by love’s downfall Spectacular in its demise the end is without compromise Somewhere out there a new life awaits Loyalty’s last stand resonates in love’s reprise photo: Pixabay prompt: #JanuaryFalls19 Continue reading Cheating Heart
Was faith that led me to you Somehow believed it was all true Followed my restless heart ’til I learned that day under skies so blue it was wrong from the start You said there’d never be another and kept me safe in your arms but now I’m wearing my mourning veil Lipstick on your collar set off alarms Oh baby, I followed the trail … Continue reading Castaway
Like cold air settling in, settling on, stealing away each remnant of summer’s warmth, realization of divergent paths awakened in waves faster than the swift water that tumbled over the stones we laid in the stream by our house Chilled as we were, we stacked each log on that fire, trying to stoke hidden embers buried in mountains of cooled ash Smoke signaled our demise, … Continue reading Raging Rivers
Love’s antithesis is not hate It’s the apathy that follows celebrating hollow victories The affair once blessed becomes the break-up twice cursed as wedding bells signify the boxer’s next round Devils may cry tears of joy reveling in sins of the night and shadow dancers but hers are depleted Tangled first kisses and stolen moments set the stage for destruction, swinging on a balance as … Continue reading L’affaire
Sometimes I set my world on fire just to watch it burn The conflagration, that cleansing flame, reduces everything to ash until nothing is left except the spark that gave birth to the blaze Sometimes I destroy walls around my city just to watch them fall The rubble, that beautiful ruin, reduces everything to the sum of its pieces until nothing is left except the … Continue reading Let It Burn
Exploring this new role is like trying to slip into a stranger’s coat that is ten times too small All I feel is restricted and suffocated Looking at the tattered hem and the label that reads Enemy I quickly shrug it off It scratches my skin in a weak attempt to hold me hostage Tossing it aside like the proverbial towel A weight … Continue reading Tattered Threads
Reading a face once familiar tells so much more than you’ll ever find in the pages of a book proclaiming to hold all the answers When smiles fall flat never reaching eyes that are clouded with doubt and defeat Tasting the bitterness of misery reveals so much more than you’ll ever sip in the black coffee left abandoned and cold When chaste … Continue reading Agree to Disagree
Danger lurked all around So close its very being stole my will with a warmth that deceived even as it caressed the nape of my neck It meandered in slowly so as to stay hidden as my world slowly slipped away moment by moment and blow by blow Not a crisis but rather a slow-motion crescendo that grew season upon season year upon … Continue reading The Rescue
We collided Became immersed in the drama Knowing it was wrong I borrowed faith You stole trust We consumed hope Made promises We never intended to keep Said words We never felt Gave life to personas That never existed My world was dark The only color black Yours… Stuck in subtle shades of gray Not enough energy between us To sustain that … Continue reading Unintended Affair
Shrouded in mystery revealed to only one Seeking respite from burdens carried too long Cautiously shared relying on another Anointing power with faith taken for granted Received with respect pledging to uphold Accepting responsibility despite weakness in character flawed from inception Revealed via whispers rippling in waves Cascading betrayals across boundaries of friendship damaged beyond repair DAILY PROMPT Locked and Sealed Can … Continue reading Secrets Revealed
Discord breeds bitterness Resentment grows like Black mold hidden in dark corners Putrid, contaminated, fractured remnants Of that which was once Harmonious Silent accusations bounce off collapsing dreams Walls of defense grow like Kudzu vines claiming the landscape Austere, apathetic, caustic acknowledgement Of that which is now Forsaken Common ground laid in ruin Divergent paths beckon Lest the acrimony consume all In a … Continue reading Disintegration
