Wounded Soul Confused and lonelySearching for somewhere to hideAway from horrorI need to shut out the noiseand ugliness that haunts me I can feel your painCome here where you will find peaceSpeak your words to meSo your wounded soul may healand your heart begin to rest Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©In response to MLMM’s SaturdayContinue reading “Wounded Soul – A Somonka”
Category Archives: Pain/Sadness
First Responder
First Responder I close my eyesbut the pictureremains imprintedin my brainThe sounds willnot ceaseThe criesring in my earsand the terrorscontinue I cometo this placeof peaceto shut outthe worldand its uglinessThe sadnessloss and agonyto whichI bear witness Sufferingthe atrocitiesof mankindthey cannot healSo how can I?With survivor’s guiltI carry the anguishof their ruined livesUnable to save or protect them Christine BoltonContinue reading “First Responder”
The Glass Is Empty
The Glass Is Empty Through the bottomof a glassthe world is kinder, manageableFor as longas the buzz lastsSlipping intoan alcohol-soakedoblivion Numbing the agonytemporarilyuntil a different pain wakensthe dysfunctionalcorpseHammering the headinto familiarregret Looking out myfront doorI see no new horizonNo museto inspireor cheering squadto lift my weary souland reconfirmmy existence Just a familiar fogthat will obscurethe goodnessI can no longer findwithoutContinue reading “The Glass Is Empty”
Bad Memories
Bad Memories Light shines through cracksAnother daily torture hereUnwelcome, disturbingKnowing I will be takendown memory laneThoughts are perturbing Some too painful to faceWishing I was not awakeMy heart has become soreI close my eyes to madnesspraying for darknessto consume me once moreChristine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word PromptsMemory Lane – RDPDark – Word of the DayDailyContinue reading “Bad Memories”
Peace
Peace I feel myself recoilingand closing downShutting out the dissonanceNo fight left inside meOne more spiteful remarkwill make no difference Your comfortable chaoshas slowly eaten awayat my coreCalculated and manipulativeStrategically plannedto wound in your war Peace will only comein my final retreatConceding to the lastWords have left meAs I withdraw from the conflictand leave you in myContinue reading “Peace”
A Thousand Pieces
A Thousand Pieces First a crackthen a chipuntil it is shatteredMy body in piecesof broken glassleft strewn and scattered My heart wassliced through likebutter on a heady nightBody nowUnrecognizableLifeless, with no more fight This your punishmentYou havemastered your skillIn shock I am thrownBewildered and stunnedLeft like roadkill Abandoned to rot,which is your desire,as I am of no moreContinue reading “A Thousand Pieces”
Deadwood
Deadwood You, the magnificent oakwith arms outstretchedEmbracing meHolding me with yourpower and strengthAlways protecting mefrom those who would harmYet this encompassing loveis marginalizing and isolatingKeeping me fromthose I loveYou left your splinterswhere I cannot remove themThey lie there under skinClearly visible yetirritating and inflamingYour mark left on mefor all to seeSlowly poisoningmy bloodstreamUntil I amContinue reading “Deadwood”
Love is a Battlefield – Poem of the Month – November 2019
Love is a Battlefield Exhausted from treadingthe uneven ground that is youI step back into black shadowsCraving anonymity and peaceFatigued from sparring andexchanging elevated vocabularyScratching and clawingat the remnants of our lifeAn escape merely a detourWishing for better fortuneAvoiding more conflictYet ultimately surrenderingto the unseen enemyFor love is a battlefieldChristine Bolton – Poetry for HealingContinue reading “Love is a Battlefield – Poem of the Month – November 2019”
Demoralized
Demoralized Like a flower kept from the sunOr an animal trapped in a cageHer growth was stuntedNo longer rememberinghow she got to this placeHer razor edge, now blunted Isolated from those who cared mostLiving in the well of lonelinessSlowly and surely marginalizedHer passion for excitement lostBecoming redundant in lifeExisting but completely demoralized Christine Bolton – Poetry forContinue reading “Demoralized”
After the Love Has Gone
After the Love Has Gone After the love has goneand the hierarchy shiftsThere is always a winnerand of course, a loserand the taking back of gifts Who will be my advocatein this frazzled, ugly messSerenity long gonejust hurt and anger remainand you couldn’t care less Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word PromptsHierarchy – WotDSerene – RDPAdvocateContinue reading “After the Love Has Gone”
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