Collateral Damage You bring me flowers after the rain Thoughtful gestures Romantic, sincere I settle into a cocoon of forgetfulness Languishing in your attention Misread, phony Serving a purpose, but not mine I cannot be bought I am here I am real I was born at night, but not last night Seeing it for whatContinue reading “Collateral Damage”
Category Archives: Loss
Imprisoned
Imprisoned Trapped in a prison of memory Alone with a heart destroyed Watching hopes and dreams go around and round like a circle in a spiral spinning downwards out of control Impossible to save them No desire to try anymore Accepting of the cruel fate that robbed me of you Leaving me with thoughts ofContinue reading “Imprisoned”
Lost at Sea
Lost at Sea A watery scapeflooded with tearsclinging tocountless branches Salted soresstill stingingfrom woundsinflicted by reason Hope drifting awayon a sea of cloudsSoon lostforever A fractured heartsinking heavilyinto the fathomless deepwhere it will hurt no more Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Image by Pam Patterson from Pixabay Word PromptCountless Branches – RDP
Sabotaged
Sabotaged I see in yourunforgiving eyesthe things thatyou will now never knowThe love I gave you freelyregardless of your faultsAn extended familythat loves withoutquestion or judgementFor you have never knownsuch a loveand do not recognize itInstead you fight it,scream at itand punish ituntil it perishes beforeyour eyesHappiness sabotagedand you reign triumphantfeeling vindicatedfor your actions Christine BoltonContinue reading “Sabotaged”
How Did I Get Here?
How Did I Get Here? It was not meantto be like thisSearching a lifetimeto be with youWhat did I miss?We had both fallenin the pastStumbling in flaky blind loveMistaken but finding each other at lastEverything elsewas a dress rehearsalFor what was to beour rhapsodyNever expecting a reversalWe learned our lessons wellor so I thoughtonly to beContinue reading “How Did I Get Here?”
Blank Canvas
Blank Canvas I cry a thousand tearsInto the nightMy heart as heavyas the darknessThe sadnessof losing your lovebrings such sorrow leaving the sky starless Like a death I must mournGrief overwhelmsand I see no escapeThe hurt is intolerablebut deep down I knowin time there willbe a new landscape With tomorrow comesmorning lightand clearing of cloudsSignaling expectationThe canvas is blankWhiteContinue reading “Blank Canvas”
The Great Divide
The Great Divide The schism between ustoo divisive to scaleWhat was once fertile landnow a ravine with unnavigablewaters running through a vale How unlikely could this be?No warning signs givenBut you the instigatorkept it close to your chestIt was as if you were driven You take no prisonersThe war has been wagedIsolate and destroyFight to the deathYourContinue reading “The Great Divide”
Poem of the Month – September 2019 – Shaken
Shaken Love has leftthis marriage,this houseTaking with itmy peace of mindEquilibrium shakenIdentity robbedFeeling nakedLeaving me maligned The view of futureobscured with dense fogI claw my way throughnot knowing where the path leadsSunlight intermittentBrief and encouragingOnly to be snatched awayFrom the remnants of tangled weeds A cloud of black raindoused the fire in your heartThe hatred left toContinue reading “Poem of the Month – September 2019 – Shaken”
Shattered
Shattered I pick up the piecesof our broken lifescattered on the floorTrying to rememberhow it used to beNot sure anymore Continuing madnessSame, over and overInsanity of the heartShattered ina thousand shards of mosaic art This the aftermathas two explodingstars collideAll that’s leftof what was oncea coveted prize Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Broken – WotDContinue – RDPImageContinue reading “Shattered”
Across the Universe
Across the Universe The flicker of movementin the corner of my eyeWarm breath on my neckA soft touchagainst my cheekThese thingsLet me knowof your presence When sadness consumes meor I dissolve in a meltdownthe house lights will flashThat little bird sittingon my shoulderWhispering in my earand I knowyou’ve heard me These subtle messagesof communicationImagined or notgive meContinue reading “Across the Universe”
Poetry For Healing 