Happy 72nd birthday mom (pretty sure, yes, 72). I guess I have been thinking about you on your birthday for the past few years…it’s felt good to remember. As good as it can feel. The tears still come, and all too often, I love you. ~~~ Talking to you…Today 12/30/2019 Today is my mom’s 67th … Continue reading Talking to you…December 30, 2023
Tag: poetry
Hole • March 17, 2021
This hole is so little, It’s so dark It’s as if a needle pierced the surface
The Garland Effect – May 22, 2022
I see all you birds Doing your thing Why oh why Can’t i…
We All Lose Something Now and Again – December 15, 2023
I’m sitting somewhere In-between Life begging at the knees But I don’t want to go Stripping me down And whispering All of these things I don’t want to go It dances and sings In a warm glow I still don’t want to go It laughs and tickles Tempting me so To go… There is too … Continue reading We All Lose Something Now and Again – December 15, 2023
-Lines lead me to you-
Pieces of Forgiveness – December 22, 2021
Traipsing Inside the inklings Of time Picked up By the wanderers Who have nothing to forgive Because forgiveness itself Seems to be letting go Or so I’ve been told Inside the glimmers of light The sun will eventually Hand over the day To the moon Seemingly scattered These dreams I’ve had A million times Wandering … Continue reading Pieces of Forgiveness – December 22, 2021
Breaker – June 14, 2020
At night When the clouds surf Low I’ll be sure to remember Just How much I don’t know...
Unnamed – May 19, 2020
The unbalanced begins to creep in Something I cannot fix Looms On that cloud Outside my window Tried a million ways to Let it go...
Broken – June 10, 2020
You’re right It all stems from my mom dying Every single moment of each day I cannot escape this fact Things stare me down My mom died This is who I am My mom died I have always been My mom died ~~~ I guess it’s fair to say I am only Just now Letting … Continue reading Broken – June 10, 2020
Moody – June 8, 2020
Dark clouds are in my way, I hope soon to reach the light of day.
Forget Me Drug – June 1, 2020
I’m up, again And here go my thoughts Slipstreaming along I’d love to share them with you But we’ve been here before And for some reason Attempt after attempt I still cannot get the words To come out right I love you But there’s that part of... You mean well But when I listen Your … Continue reading Forget Me Drug – June 1, 2020
Let Me Stand Up – May 29, 2020
I will not burn down Your city I will not throw trash in Your street I will not yell and scream at You Or harm You I will stand up In Your moment of need I will speak with my hand on Your shoulder I will cry with You For what We have lost Are … Continue reading Let Me Stand Up – May 29, 2020
Anti – Reverence – May 23, 2020
I’ve never felt so empty My entire life Oh wait yes I have You weren’t there Then Either
Some Days – May 18, 2020
Nope not there Not even close I can’t do it I can’t even see it Think straight forward What a joke Bullshit
Plight – May 13, 2020
When we know we’re close When it’s just around the bend Knocking, knocking We fight Or we give in
Into the Shadows of the Clouds – May 22, 2020
It is hard When the dark finds you And chooses Not To let you go The shadows In the clouds Are closer than you think Waiting With their wretched claws Have you ever seen them Have they touched You Melting in To who You Thought you were Reaching Scratching and biting Until there is nothing … Continue reading Into the Shadows of the Clouds – May 22, 2020
When It’s All Over – May 3, 2020
What quiets the soul I’ve been searching Smooth it And gloss it over She will brave through Mercy
Fleeting Thought – May 19, 2020
Shhhh Don’t tell them It’s me These words are not mine I’m hiding out And it’s just fine
Before I Dream Tonight – May 13, 2020
Let’s take a walk As twilight encroaches Passing by All things grand Life circles around us Floating like fireflies You and I And the moonlit sky
Breadcrumbs – April 25, 2020
Squeaking Something that matters That really makes a difference Watching the sun set and rise Strictly metered ~~~ It’s the mundane That always Takes my breath away
DoRee MelNic 