Rules of Engagement Darkness lives in corners where spiders hide undisturbed and dust gathers secrets protected by blankets of mystery I stumble in confusion Why did I not know sooner? Climbing over discarded baggage scattered without thought and blocking advancement Wishing to tear down the emotional scaffolding holding up your life Unable to comprehend theContinue reading “Rules of Engagement”
Category Archives: Confusion
Restless
Restless A gentle touch Foot prints stolen Bare trees of March stand spindly This field of dreams lies barren Broken like the wing With nothing but my own thoughts Wrap me gently in your arms I stare at the paper I walked that I might breathe Living in my dreams No road is straight andContinue reading “Restless”
Daily Haiku – Sat. June 25, 2022
Haiku An animal cries chillingly in the dark night Will tomorrow come? Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Solitary Journey
Solitary Journey Her dress, crimson, like the dying sun sinking into the ocean She clutches the rabbit statue swiped from the credenza as she wanders up and down the hallway It resonates with her in a way only she knows how A deep-rooted memory stirred in an otherwise confused mind Child-like in a woman’s bodyContinue reading “Solitary Journey”
Stress
Stress Shell-shocked by recent events another deep sigh leaves my body relieving me of the heaviness carried Sitting in luxurious silence An unfamiliar but welcome stillness A freeing, stress-healing peace If only for a short time Frantic, heavily charged moments unite us in anything but a good way Fear and pain divides Anger replaces calmContinue reading “Stress”
Hopes and Fears
Hopes and Fears Lost in the current of my dreams floating in between hopes and fears Drifting towards that haven between anxiety and peace Hoping to decipher confusing messages laid before me Who waves the prickly pear in my face? A punishment for a wrong I unknowingly committed? Who are these adversaries in my sleep? WhatContinue reading “Hopes and Fears”
Where Do We Go From Here?
Where Do We Go From Here? Now the love has gone and open wounds will not heal Wanting to move on but paralyzed limbs are planted in stone Neither wanting to make a decision Who will go first to choose freedom? Is that what it will be? Free from each other? Did we tryContinue reading “Where Do We Go From Here?”
Seeds of Doubt – A Quadrille
Seeds of Doubt When did he stop listening she wondered Once, everyone forgets Twice, he’s losing it! Daily, so it seems He’s not listening at all The sudden realization something is wrong Seeds of doubt germinate Taking root, spreading Faster than ink drying on a divorce decree Copyright © 2021 Christine BoltonContinue reading “Seeds of Doubt – A Quadrille”
Without Power
Without Power Stars of night sky casting light on my darkness Rogue thoughts rush through Unclear Disorienting No longer adept in finding clarity my mind encircled by rings of luminescence Trapped in a vice-like squeeze Where words lose their form and sound falls into the chasm of dissension Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton – PoetryContinue reading “Without Power”
Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown Navigation to your mind Ominous Unknown Daunting A journey to the unknown Where roads become twisted veins confusing and uncertain Some carrying me onward in a flowing sea of blood pumping life to your brain and others dragging me down into a coagulated mire Drowning in uncertainty Traveling blindly A wrongContinue reading “Journey to the Unknown”
Poetry For Healing 