Fresh off the boat, And jipped. As the anger builds Remind yourself by the minute, The second, The every waking moment, You're suffering, An inconsolable pain. Maybe, that way, You won’t find yourself Right back where you began Thirty years the later. Searching for the pieces, A puzzle hanging in time. You’ll feel the urge … Continue reading Left Behind – April, 24, 2019
Lock and Key – April 23, 2019
You are the key to my lock, and It hurts You choose to hold the answers Closely chained to your heart. Or, do you even remember?
Exposed – April 24, 2019
Naked and visible. Vulnerable, as I cross my legs. I fear I've exposed too much.
Immobile – April 23, 2019
A distant whisper in the wind, A shout nose to nose, Yields the same end. Mind's made up.
Punctuated – April 23, 2019
You punctuated my life. This morning, I awoke Trying to add a comma, Hit return, indent, tab, period. Anything. I heard semicolons are a farce. Insert. Delete. Trash.
Spindle – April 23, 2019
Spindles are twisted tight, My kind of night.
Divergent – April 23, 2019
No, this is different. Coming from the same place. I'm in the same spot, But this is different.
Imprint – April 20, 2019
Quicker by the day, Lost and wandering And nobody Stretches out a hand. Pushing at each mention, Everything’s ok. Kept concealed. Dressed and buttoned. The best always do. I will not do it openly For, no one will ever know, But it will be by my idle hand. I promise. It comes As I go.
Calloused – April 19, 2019
Rough and numb, I can’t hear a thing you say. Your words hit hard, and Fall to the ground. You pick them up, And are on your way. Taking a bit of me. By now I’m so calloused, I doubt any of it matters.
Histrionics – April 19, 2019
As histrionics rage in my head, My even keel appeal smirks across my face.
Catharsis – April 19, 2019
Each day, A new world. One I do not know. Feelings entangle, As they roll down my tongue. Outward cries meet words. Sense becomes nonsense. 'Til the next day comes, Pain released. And worth all the sorrow, That will be back for me the morrow.
Shadows – April 10, 2019
Hidden, as Shadows. lurking everywhere. They feel nothing. Run them over. Stomp them. Try walking alongside your own... Attached and never noticed. A forgotten piece of you. Skulking in the phantasma, Right at your feet.
Card catalog – April 15, 2019
Laying in silence Before the loud erupts. Browsing my thoughts, An old card catalog. Searching for the one I thought of just the other day. It had a point. Something ever so slight, That I’d like to ponder Again Tonight.
Dance – April 10, 2019
To say goodbye forever...Is everything. Those that don’t get the chance, Go through life, With our own cryptic dance.
The Unknown – April 17, 2019
Stuck ajar Peeking in or out I'm not sure So tender is the feeling drawn but what if stepping back I throw myself forward.
Collide – April 16, 2019
The moon is life, Our ultimate destruction. Born together, Pulled apart. One day we will collide, And that will be the end as we know it.
Lie – April 16, 2019
A lie told over and over again Pulls you further from the truth At your own expense, Bends the rules Until it breaks your heart.
Chasing – April 15, 2019
Emotions on high alert, Since it happened. Always chasing the high, Pushing them to their peak. Because if I don’t I go numb, And nothing measures up.
Rain Drops – April 14, 2019
Rain drops gently fall on water Tingle with each drop Playing in my mind.
Ride – March 30, 2019
Roll it down. Feel the cool move between each wave of hair. Slapping the skin, Your cheek, Your neck, until you pull it back. Warmth blowing in your face on high. music so loud, shouting. Freedom, loving the night away. Gone in a minute.
DoRee MelNic 