Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places In this junglewhere love hides deepcamouflaged from scrutinyand preferring to sleepHarmony is rationedfor all but a lucky fewKill or be killedin a game for only two Beware the predatorsStalking their preyLike lambs to the slaughterand so easy to swaySliding downa slippery slopeKnow that in the endThere is alwaysContinue reading “Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places”
Category Archives: Life
Choices
Choices Looking radiant in her whiteShe walks on her chosen routeMusic fills the airthere are flowers in her hairand she bites the forbidden fruit Promises made to appeaseand surely will be brokenThe dance of life beginsTogether they journey andwords will remain unspoken Marching now to the beatof another drumIn and out of timenot always in rhymeA lifeContinue reading “Choices”
Off Balance
Off Balance Walking the tightropethat is your life storyStruggling to balancecomplicationsHeld in self-serving glory Juggling emotionsKeeping the peaceWondering which will fitthe revolving scenariosthat never seem to cease Striving for symmetryI soften the jagged piecesWhere there is no colorI paint it blackand iron out the creases Equilibrium is missingand ignorance not optionalSearching for elusive solutionsIf only I could steadyContinue reading “Off Balance”
A Piece of Work
A Piece of Work A moment on the tongueIs a lifetime in the mindThis she must rememberIn order to be kind A provocateurLooking for distraction Poking the hornet’s nestHoping for a reaction Internally passionateAnd outwardly belligerentThose who manage to get closeOnly experience indifference Manufactured wordsand constructed criticismsHer weapons of choiceIn her distorted idealisms An emotional jig-sawtrying to piece herself togetherIfContinue reading “A Piece of Work”
Resolution
Resolution I carry guiltAs a childAs a motherAs a wifeI have carried itmy whole life Everyone comes firstThey always haveI would go withoutLet them be happyLet them be safeThere was never a doubt But I am tiredI am wearyI am bruisedYet I let it continueWhat’s wrong with meI just feel used Today I want thingsto be differentIt willContinue reading “Resolution”
Explosive
Explosive You poked the hornets’ nestand wondered why you were stungYou messed with meand felt a lashing from my tongueYou had no rightto challenge me that wayFalse accusationsThere’s a price to pay Quickly acceleratinglike an arsonist’s fireAn out of control situationBecame inexplicably direA treasured trustnow in a shambleCascading verbiageNeeding a descramble As you stand at my altarwithContinue reading “Explosive”
Gnarly
Gnarly Like a belligerent badger Or a dog with a bone Angry at the world You build your wall of stone Standing at the back door When gifts were handed out Temper was the one you received Learning to scream and shout Driving people away who just want to be kind They rarely stayContinue reading “Gnarly”
Homesick
Homesick I feel like a fish out of water On days such as this One foot on either side of the ocean To say I’m never homesick would be remiss I’ve spent half my life there And the other half here Yet I still miss so much Of things that are dear The best ofContinue reading “Homesick”
Role Playing
Role Playing My role is unique I’m somewhat of a freak A drum roll I compose No intention to impose I play the part With all my heart Will I pass the audition? My hard work come to fruition? Thanks, but no thanks No need to fill in the blanks I didn’t get theContinue reading “Role Playing”
Jerk
Jerk What I ask is the point To do what will disappoint Why would you pour oil on a bonfire When you know what will transpire You actually enjoy being The one always disagreeing An onslaught of peppered criticisms When no one wants your idealisms You would bask in your own glory While delivering aContinue reading “Jerk”
Poetry For Healing 