Survival Survival is an instinctBorn of necessity Protectedat all costsas you would a childand like your spiritit can never be takenfrom you It is all you have whentimes are direYour resourcefulnesswhen you are withoutYour resilience when you are knocked down It lives and breatheswithin you It is always presentyet hangs in your shadowsuntil you call upon itand give it lifeYourContinue reading “Survival”
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Forgiveness
Forgiveness Would you rather be rightthan happy?What was so utterly terrible,preferring to live in a lonely worldseparated from the onewho truly loves you?In this vast universeyou found the diamondin the roughThat most precious treasureto value and keep foreverSomeone to rely onTo love and cherishand now you risk it allStop chewing on thebone of contentionCome downContinue reading “Forgiveness”
Fading Memory
Fading Memory In the fading light of dayI allow my mind to wanderTo those places from long agoYou and I belonged to each otherInseparable, lives interwovenNever wanting to let goWe would talk all night longPutting right to the worldFalling asleep in each other’s armsMaking plans and dreaming dreamsFighting for what was rightSmitten with each other’sContinue reading “Fading Memory”
Inner Glow
Inner Glow An inner glow reflectedfrom the sky’s evening lightBurning inside with passionatescarlets and golden threadswoven in sheer delight Love is fiery and blazing A hot bed of inexplicable desireWarming from embers refusingto die in the ashesof a heart’s perpetual fire Painted across the evening skya canvas of erotic dreamsArtistic in its portrayalDeep and rich withContinue reading “Inner Glow”
Inside Out
Inside Out I am on the outsidelooking inand do not likewhat I seeYou can be quitea bitch I noticeAre you for realor are you just me? What is it with youand this attitude?Are you wishingto self-destruct?Get out ofyour own wayOr do you justwant to obstruct? Stand in my shoesfor a whileand get to knowhow it can feelYou’reContinue reading “Inside Out”
Defining Love
Defining Love Is love complete forgivenessCompromising one’s self esteem?Or a two-way street whereaccountability is something to redeem A voice in need to be heardStubborn and so sureLove is deeply embeddedBut not in the light always so pure Is love official as writtenin documents ratified?Surely actions are louderthan words spoken and justified Love is not an official objector aContinue reading “Defining Love”
One Liner Wednesday
It is Hump Day again and I thought the ladies out there might get a kick out of this one today. Sound familiar doesn’t it my friends? Hope you all have a great Wednesday! In response to Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday
Black is Black
Black is Black Awakened by thunder on a grey and dreary morningI wished for a blackness to consume meFor today there would be no sun with the dawningAnother day questioning why this had to be In the depths of my soul there is a bleaknessWhere I can often choose to stay and hide The thrill of theContinue reading “Black is Black”
Keep on Dancing – A Quadrille
Keep on Dancing Balanced and on an even keelConfidence returned once moreShe possessed unmistakable duendeas she danced powerfully across the floor The volume of the musicwas turned way up highIt was impossible to keep her stillHer only limit was the sky Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Kim is hosting Monday Quadrilleat D’Verse Poets tonight and promptedusContinue reading “Keep on Dancing – A Quadrille”
Song Lyric Sunday – Start Me Up
Whenever I hear the intro to this song it reminds me of being at a pro basketball game. I’m immediately pumped up! As you can see this week I have chosen “Start Me Up” by The Rolling Stones. Jim Adams prompted us with Around, Down, Sideways and Up for Song Lyric Sunday. This is aContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Start Me Up”
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