Whipping Post Tie me to that whipping postyet one more timeIt has become your obsessionto punish what you see as a crime My expression does not pleasethe sound of my voice must grateIt is anything, something, nothingthat awakens your hate Sideswiped without warningI am at the mercy of your moodwhich appears suddenly, no warningand then begins theContinue reading “Whipping Post”
Category Archives: Pain/Sadness
Broken Promises
Broken Promises Following every word of love spokenSavoring each syllable and sentenceLittle did I know my heart would be brokenand you would show no repentance We lay in splendor of verdant grassIn the beauty of a pastoral idyllMy world to shatter like crystal glassWhen in my head all things were bridal Believing all the things you saidIContinue reading “Broken Promises”
Green
Green Breathe in, breathe outyou’ll be okayKeep walking forward There is not much to sayIt couldn’t have beenany more awkward Yes, I am youngInexperienced in loveand still quite green But who could have known?that he was a man with a wifeand she caused a terrible scene She called me namesthat I know I am notwhile he stood there silent SpeechlessContinue reading “Green”
Penance
Penance lightly dustthe surfaceof my skinwith remnantsfrom thebottom ofthe rusty tin may it irritateand burnso I might feelsome of thehurt that doesnot heal scratch meand scar mewith welts bloodiedremindersremainingof love sullied patterns intricatelywoven in criesof painvirtual remindersof love that leftbut a stain Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Lightly – SoCS Begin with an adverbVirtualPatternsImage by Robert Cheaib from Pixabay FollowContinue reading “Penance”
Crosshairs
Crosshairs I am innocent, yetyou raise your eyebrowsand shake your headI saw you pull a facethinking I didn’t noticeIt’s what you donever what I said I am in the crosshairsSecond time this weekI looked the wrong wayor maybe said somethingyou didn’t want to hearYou are bad-temperedand one of us will pay Always an excuseto justify your moodit’sContinue reading “Crosshairs”
The Neutral Zone
The Neutral Zone There was a sadnessenveloping herthat could not be shakenShe knew whyand could not sharefor it would be mistaken It was always therejust below the surfaceA pool of emotionsOne comment deliveredthe wrong waycould spark an explosion The neutral zonein a divided familyThe burden heavier by the dayAllowing others their comfortWhile hers was ignoredGnawing and clawingContinue reading “The Neutral Zone”
Monochrome – Poem of the Month – May 2019
Monochrome Light filtering throughthe gauze-like skySilvery whiteagainst the black of treesThe water calmon the surface of the lakeMist clearing too slowlyin the cool of the breeze The drilling of an earlymorning woodpeckerIn the distancewas the only soundSurroundings reflectiveof what is most times bleakA monochrome lifewhere happiness drowned Living in grey tonesof black mixed with whiteNo clear definitionorContinue reading “Monochrome – Poem of the Month – May 2019”
Crying – Micro Poetry
CryingShe weptand the sky cried with herChristine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©National Poetry Writing MonthDay 30 – NaPoWriMoAnd last but not least, now for our final prompt for this year!I’d like you to try your hand at a minimalist poem. What’s that?Well, a poem that is quite short, and that doesn’t really try totellContinue reading “Crying – Micro Poetry”
Monotony
Monotony Lackluster daysand insignificant nightsA respite from monotonyIn the disconsolate lights No rest for the wickedanother dismal chorenever a varianceidentical to the one before Expecting the worseHoping for the bestNo exception to this ruleYou can guess the rest A lonely pointless lifeSad as sad can beTrapped on the hamster wheelRunning, running to be free Finding no way outof aContinue reading “Monotony”
Sucker Punch
Sucker Punch Sentences are clippedand displeasure apparentWords becoming terse,sharp and cutting Behavior aberrant A blindside occursSudden and intenseInnocent partyreeling from verbiageScrambling for defense A foray is unwisewith no gift of fortitudeHolding breath, closing eyespraying for silenceuntil furor subdued Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:ForayFort (itude)TersePhoto by Ashton Bingham on Unsplash
Poetry For Healing 