Break Up
photo: Flickr prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Friday/Write 31 Days, WP Daily Post, #ClassyWrite, #PoettteerChat *One of today’s prompts requires it to be handwritten Continue reading Break Up
Tag: OctPoWriMo2016
Decree
Fragile faith shattered as the sunrise bled through darkness a solitary candle offered a glimpse of light, flickering Regret, an option far wiser than despair, played in the shadows that single piece of mail shredded beneath a cold window Shameful as it might be, what was passed was decidedly in the past And so she welcomed the new day filling her space with hope photo: … Continue reading Decree
Lost Souls
As darkness settles in, the moon casting light on this barren landscape, my grief weighs heavy rendering my skin porous, my reason to be spilling from a heart that bleeds As the sun creeps over that endless horizon, mocking me, mocking I muddle through the day searching for ways to stop the evening call from arriving because it is each sleepless night that haunts me, … Continue reading Lost Souls
Tell Me
Tell me I can’t and I’ll show you how to find the sun behind the storm that brews just out of sight Tell me the world is dark and I’ll show you how to find all the colors that hide in the purple haze between us Tell me you’re scared and I’ll show you how to find the courage that fortifies a connection we will … Continue reading Tell Me
Breakthrough
Dug into the back of that wardrobe to pull out my old sweater, a little faded and missing a button Pulled on my old hiking boots, the ones with the broken laces and soles that had seen better days I made my way to the familiar trail, dappled with sparkling sunshine peeking through falling leaves I was home Enjoying the solitude I was in that … Continue reading Breakthrough
New Day
Finding comfort in simple routines at the end of a busy day Somehow settling down to review each moment, each decision, each word Filling the void of all the unknown with stunning masterpieces only painted in dreams all troubles are set free and in the morning, when all those colors linger just out of reach, I am ready to face another blank canvas — Another … Continue reading New Day
