To Search The Past
We look out in search for resolve
Disguising today with yesterday
Stuck replaying stupid mistakes
Until right now is the only place
Ignore this moment will dissolve
Regret finds a day to replay again
Moving beyond cold superficiality
Finding love and joy to be internal
Piece of Me (A Long Haiku)
Hold you against me
Closing my eyes to your breath
Small life in my arms
One half piece of me in you
Swallowed up by sleep
You are safe from the outside
Baby, be at peace
I would die to keep you safe
FLOWER
Fuchsia life overcomes me
Laving in your excellence, I cradle splendor in my hand
Overwhelmed by the conviction in the air
We sit in silence holding on to hope, holding onto each other
Excising oppressive clouds, the sun showers its approval
Releasing you at last, to let you live out your beauty
You Were Wrong
You’ll be a terrible mother, you said
You’ll never be wanted by anyone, you said
You’ll be another pathetic divorced wife, you said
You’ll never be a real writer, you said
You’ll amount to nothing, you said
You’ll be sorry when I leave you, you said
You’ll never be good enough, you said
You’ll always be crazy, you said
You’ll never be happy, you said
Guess what…you were wrong
Better Than Me…
You chase my skirt
Blowing in the wind, always too diminutive to catch it Read the rest of this entry »
Writing With Hope 