Unfiltered Thoughts Innermost thoughtsWithout filterFree to flowWherever they mayMaddened and irascibleThey come and go Hungry for an outletto spread through the airFinding a place to settleReaching out to anyoneor anything With the sting a nettle CantankerousSlicing like a knifeRousing screamsHeard above tree topsGratifying and satisfyingFostering dreams Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©April is National Poetry Writing MonthNaPoWriMoDay 9Continue reading “Unfiltered Thoughts”
Category Archives: Pain/Sadness
Drowning – Poem of the Month – April 2019
Drowning Like a thief in the nightStealing my fragilityMy heart still weakin its recoveryDestroying my stability Empty promisesand broken dreamsSnatching my soulSilently unravellingmy life at the seams Kindness disguisedA wolf in sheep’s clothes Preying on vulnerabilityInserting yourself into my lifeCollecting my woes I have become your possessionWith no voice of my ownYou manipulate my actionsand my every thought All IContinue reading “Drowning – Poem of the Month – April 2019”
Powerless
Powerless Will your cold heart ever begin to thaw?Will it ever stop seeingwhat had gone before? Powerless andFrozen in timeRobbed of dignityA heinous crime Retribution or retaliationan impossible taskLady justice She wears the mask The ghosts from your pastStill hidden from viewNever knowing, just guessingWhat you went through Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:JusticeThawPower
Unseen
Unseen A silent screamthat fell on deaf earsshe had becomeinsignificant A cry for helpthat no one hearsin misery she succumbsto her predicament A neglected and used soulHer heart trampleddown in the dirt Her melancholytakes its tollher neck strangledHer life now subvert Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Open At Your Own Risk
Open At Your Own Risk Love is joyous but sometimes it bleedsLove is complicatedand gets tangled like weedsSqueezing and squashingalways into your moldOur pieces don’t fit anymoreI am losing my hold Dare to open that boxit is not yours to lookCuriosity killed the catThat is all it tookYou have stolen the keyI was not ready to letContinue reading “Open At Your Own Risk”
Chaos
Chaos When did this fairytalebecome a nightmare?How did the laughterdisappear into thin air The chain of lovepulled until brokenWords of loveNo longer spoken Living in your chaosHas taken its tollWhich end is upas I fall into the hole Anger the only emotionPortrayedUnderstanding nowForever mislaid The gentle heartbeatNow a pounding in the chestAnxiety devouringA life much stressed A diametric relationship Opposite endsContinue reading “Chaos”
Who Cares?
Who Cares? Who caresFor the caregiver? Pained and wearyBut must deliverQuietly absorbinganother’s pain Shouldering the weightSuffering the bane Does anyone askHow you are feeling? Bring me this, don’t do that Can’t they see, you’re reeling? Tired from journeying Several times a dayWaiting, watchingHurry up and stay Observing from the perimeterOf the hospital roomNurses and doctors And aides, none of whomWill ask how you are,Continue reading “Who Cares?”
Haunting – Poem of the Month – February 2019
Haunting The range of emotionsDisturbing and alarmingUnforeseenOut of the bluePossibly harming Perceptions cut deepA woeful heart bleedingVagrant feelingsHomelessand needing A future in suspensionSpirit crying for healingAn empty shellCast asideForever haunting Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:HauntingVagrantWoeRangeD’Verse Poets – Open Link Night – Hosted by GracePhoto by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash Follow Poetry For Healing on WordPress.com (function(d){var fContinue reading “Haunting – Poem of the Month – February 2019”
The Wall
The Wall The ice in your heart will not meltEven in a springtime thawingNor will the wall around you fallUnless you stop withdrawing In-between the bricks and mortarI search for the invisible gapHoping I might find a way inBut I fear that you will entrap You are a pillar of stoneThat will never crackCold, hard, impenetrableAll IContinue reading “The Wall”
Wheels on Fire
Wheels on Fire Covered in cotton candyA sticky web of remnantsof your constant vitriol and a lifetime of resentmentsI have become a victimThe lethargy of my depressionSlowly descending, delivering meInto your aggression Unable to heal your inner childOnly you can avenge your misery Take responsibility for that which youPut out in the world, causing injury Uneasy in your presenceFearfulContinue reading “Wheels on Fire”
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