I see your lips move But I cannot hear a thing I look unseeingly through you At what used to be a beauty And I see instead … Such distorted ugliness I wince You reach out your hand I shrink back You want a hug I am too broken to offer even that […]
Poets’ Thursday Review: ONE LAST CHANCE
When #WordsAreWork approached me about reviewing the poems that’d be getting published on the site, my first instinct was delight. That was quickly swamped by hesitation, when I realized that I’d be dabbling in a genre of literature that I hadn’t quite the handle on anymore. I embarked on my journey of writing through poetry. […]
Poets’ Thursday: One Last Chance
As the news of your spring wedding Down into my ears trickled I longed and hoped I asked for just one chance; One chance to look into your beautiful bold eyes To stare deep and not break the gaze With hands intertwined and say I am in love with you. One chance to […]
Poets’ Thursday: Another one
You clutch the clothes to your skin Cold Nostalgia chills you to the bones You walked away again This time the mallet hit the wood Arrogant tears traipse down your skin Regret and pain encircle your bosom As you nod painfully Your thoughts walk back in time to When you sold your soul to lust, […]