Full Moon Madness Leaves whisper softly underfoot as a full moon illuminates the night sky Branches crack in the Autumn wind and tree trunks let out a painful sigh Misery resides in the night shadows waiting for its chance to consume Love lays dying in the darkness which no one will ever exhume Pain aContinue reading “Full Moon Madness”
Category Archives: Fear
No Contest
No Contest It hangs there in the space above you Like a threatening storm cloud that sits menacingly above the horizon as the sun bids its final farewell A brewing tempest of discontent throwing shadows on happiness and harmony Knowing a fearful torrent of anger will be released in a violent deluge AContinue reading “No Contest”
Blindness
Blindness Anger is the fortress protecting you Words weaponized Becoming knives Wielded in fury Slashing the air Until they reach their target and blood is drawn Your victim shrivels as breath is sucked from the life of love Once held as a gift to you in her open hands Now in powdered ash SlippingContinue reading “Blindness”
Unspoken
Unspoken A warrior in her own marriage guarded and alert at all times Never knowing when the serpent would commit conjugal crimes Wondering how she arrived here he’d pulled the wool over her eyes Ludicrous that this could happen and no one there to hear her cries The more forceful his voice theContinue reading “Unspoken”
Hidden Enemy
Hidden Enemy Bright silver moon Shine your light On poor souls Wandering In darkness of night Bewildered and confused Led like lambs to slaughter Forever Abused Plague ridden earth Unwelcome, infecting Blindly attacking Oblivious to race Cleansing, correcting Cruel and heartless Boundaries inconsistent Sucking air from lungs Drowning in phlegm The cure nonexistent Christine BoltonContinue reading “Hidden Enemy”
Contagion
Contagion It came fromsomewhereUnexpectedand remoteInvisibleto the eyeMoving quicklyGlobally Devastatingall in its pathLeaving bodiesbreathlessHelplessThose it couldnot reachleft vulnerableand ostracizedLivingin solitudeCollaborationimpossibleStripped ofdignityand leftinevitablypennilessWho isto blame?A lessontoo latefor thelearning Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word PromptsLesson – Word of the DayRemote – RDPCollaborate – FOWCImage by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pixabay
Fearfulness
Fearfulness As darkness fallswho will light your shadowswhen the moondoes not appear?Fearful and afraidof ghosts from the pastwho will protect you?It is still unclear Who will guideyou with wisdomthrough life’stemporal minefields?Lead you throughfire and furyHarboring safely withlove’s assuring shield As the sky lights with daybreakclarity and possibilityreign supremeAnxieties wane,fears subside andunnecessary nightmaresbecome a daydream Christine Bolton – Poetry forContinue reading “Fearfulness”
Caged
Caged Why?I askYesterday’sinsanityWas yet another nail in my coffinYou have now become the demon lovera gilded cagemy prisonI amtrapped Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©OctPoWriMo CagedI used double Tetractys form – 1,2,3,4,10.10.4.3.2.1Word Prompts:Yesterday – WotDInsanity – RDPThe Demon Lover – Christine’s Daily Writing Promptfrom Go Dog Go Cafe
Caught
Caught Wearing rose colored glasses Blinded by the combination of fantasy and seductionDrawn into your web of deceitA tenacious girl interruptedby silver tongued promisesof a charmed existence Allowing you to entreat Slowly your spun gossamerencased me in its stickinessGagging on my wordsI took my last breathOnce the life was out of meI was of no more useLeft hung outContinue reading “Caught”
Captive
Captive Eyes adjusted to the darknessblack as black could beThe key turning in the lockDrowned the desperate pleaUnknowing and afraidOf what would come nextTears began to flowAlthough having no effect A tray pushed roughlyunder the closet doorScrambling to retrieve itSlipping on the floorTired and hungryDevouring the paltry feastMaybe giving strengthTo fight off the angry beast A captive,Continue reading “Captive”
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