After the love has gone
and the hierarchy shifts
There is always a winner
and of course, a loser
and the taking back of gifts
Who will be my advocate
in this frazzled, ugly mess
Serenity long gone
just hurt and anger remain
and you couldn’t care less
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts
Hierarchy - WotD
Serene - RDP
Advocate - FOWC
Black velvet night sky
Dotted with silvery stars
and a pale cream moon
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Haiku
The road to freedom
is paved with potholes and traps
Navigate slowly
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Was I really flirting
with danger?
Should I have just let
things slide?
Eventually my cynicism
would have won that battle
Why had I even tried?
Impossible to communicate
with you anymore
but we needed to have
that one important talk
You lash out as always
Don’t shoot the messenger
You have already crippled me
and I can no longer walk
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts
Flirt - WotD
Eventually - RDP
Cynicism - FOWC
Slide - Daily Addictions
Don't Shoot the Messenger - MLMM
(Mad about the Metaphor)
Senryu
The rain cries its tears
along with mine so my heart
Will stop its bleeding
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Senryu
I am crying now
as you have withdrawn your love
Heavy is my heart
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Senryu
Horizon stretching
Far away in the distance
My future is there
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
As the sun casts its long shadows
and the eventual darkness threatens
I wipe the tear from your face
and hold you close to me
Taking on your pain so you,
my child, suffer no more
Your wellbeing my utmost concern
Protecting you from the bad dreams
that will surely come this night
Yes, the demons are always there
Unseen, invisible to the eye
Lurking in the hidden crevices
of your young mind
Thriving on your fear
But tonight they will not reach you
It is fortuitous that I am here
with you and I fear nothing
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts
Wellbeing - WotD
Fortuitous - RDP
Shadow - FOWC
I needed a good laugh on this Wednesday so here is another Far Side funny cartoon for you!.
Have a great day!
In response to Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday
Senryu
One more sleepless night
Thoughts of you churning over
In my muddled head
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©