The Messenger I am Mercurybut I cannotconveymy feelingsto youA communicatortalking toa brick wallI speakand you heara foreign languageYou are deafto my wordsObliviousto my feelingsOne more roll of your eyesI cannot standWhen did youstop listening?When did youstop remembering?When did itbecome okayto disrespect me?When did I becomesuch an irritant?I am renderedspeechlessFrightened nowto use my wordsfearing theywill be misconstruedandContinue reading “The Messenger”
Category Archives: Confusion
Unraveling
Unraveling As I watchmy world unravelbefore my eyesI am paralyzedunable to moveIncapable of stoppingwhat is alreadyin motion How can one instantchange what ischiseled in stone?A look, once of lovenow that of contemptForeign, alienTender wordsexplosive, weaponized One person’sprerogativesabotagingwhat was preciousDestroying happinessand for what?Sadistic pleasureor masochism? Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing Grace is hosting Open Link Night at D’Verse PoetsWordContinue reading “Unraveling”
Wilderness
Wilderness I find myself longingas we struggleto stabilizeFor those dayswhen there wasnothing to compromiseGoing here and thereour excitement unbridledWe traveled the same roadStumbling now and againbut always togetherCarrying each other’s loadA life-changing eventso randomit was hard to believeNeither of ussaw it comingDifficult to conceiveNow we wanderin this wildernessof perpetual confusionChoosing solitudePushing the other awayLiving lifeContinue reading “Wilderness”
Green Eyes
Green Eyes I heard the silent meow Felt your claws in my backWords of spiteThinly veiledWith that grubby sack Was it necessary To be so cruelNot knowing meOr ever spoken to meas you gather your fuel What do I representthat you have this need?To lash out with barbsand scratch with rustA hunger you must feed Damage controleasy for me toContinue reading “Green Eyes”
Control
Control You were inside my headreading thoughts like an x-rayObedient to you no moreI escaped and ran far awayBut you lured me backwith your bait and switchand before I knew itI was kissing the witch I am putty in your handsWeakened and malleableSoaked like leatheruntil I am pliableStretched to the limiton the verge of breakingI amContinue reading “Control”
Fooled
Fooled Like a pebbleDropping in the lakeCreating never ending circlesas does your loveWrapping around meDrawing me backInto the zone of danger It was as if writtenwe belonged togetherBut when one agendadiffers from the other Holding in hostage Then that isn’t love It is you, a stranger Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Zone – WotDPebble – RDPWritten – FOWCImageContinue reading “Fooled”
Living In The Past
Living In The Past She did not scoutthe darknessAllowing it to lureher into the passageof time Realizingthere was no going backBait and switchTrapped foreverliving in the past Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:ScoutPassageSwitch
In Knots
In Knots Trying to untiethe macraméof my thoughtsKnotted every which way Tightly boundand resistantto my attemptsAll I can do is hopefor a fray The moreI strugglethe more it stingsWords no longercoherent A jumbled mindlooking for releasefrom thiscloud coveringobscurant Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©PromptsStingCoherentGo Dog Go Cafe – Promote Yourself Monday
Chameleon
Chameleon A chameleon changing colors at whimPlaying both sidesof the fencePleasing no one Wounding everyone It was a sin Did you really want to hurt us all?Those who cared?Use us and abuse us To your own end Perhaps you were oblivious and maybe, just maybePlain scared? Your true colorsSpanned the rainbow but were hidden from viewThinking we wouldnever understand Concealing whoyou really were, andnever knowing the realContinue reading “Chameleon”
Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia Running scaredFrantic and confusedThrough the doorInto another roomEach one disused Open, closeWhat does this mean?Open againAm I in a mazeor is this a dream? I can’t escapeWindows are lockedAdrenalin pumpingbut screams are silentMy voice blocked Anxiety taking holdI cannot catch my breathDarkness comesSwallowing me wholeSuffocating into death Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Sue Vincent’s Thursday Write/Photo ChallengeContinue reading “Claustrophobia”
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