Duplicitous The outward signs of wealth and social belonging attracts those vacuous types in search of foolish things Talk can be impressive to those unable to read between the lines of your thin veneer For there under that surface is a two-headed monster showing different faces Color me cynical Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton –Continue reading “Duplicitous”
Category Archives: Survival
Edge of Extinction
Edge of Extinction Flirting with the ocean Standing on jagged rocks Daring it to dress her with its beauty To take her completely Into its arms and hold her down until she could breathe no more Teasing and begging for the attention Wishing to surrender to its power but, her lover not receptive ScreamingContinue reading “Edge of Extinction”
Going, Going, Gone
Going, Going, Gone Going I’m leaving home I said defiantly when I was four but I stayed Going I’m leaving here I said defensively when I was a teen but I stayed Gone I’m leaving you I said dispassionately when I was married and so I went Copyright © 2021 Christine BoltonContinue reading “Going, Going, Gone”
Internal Conflict
Internal Conflict Battle weary and scarred Yet neither side retreats Surrender off the table Warring sides of lovers Ugly and vicious Fighting for life For dignity For children For peace that never comes because there is no winner in a conflict of emotions Lawyers will ultimately award the prize of lost dreams CopyrightContinue reading “Internal Conflict”
Achromatic Existence
Achromatic Existence Your blackness sullies my clear mind My whiteness dilutes your darkness to a neutral grey Clinging to a colorless world that has become the oxygen we breathe into this dysfunctional codependency An anemic sadness void of pigment Trust severed like an amputated albinistic limb Limping through an achromatic existence Christine Bolton –Continue reading “Achromatic Existence”
Center of Attention
Center of Attention The life and soul of everyone’s space Invaded Mr. Party Man Center of Attention full of swagger You hear him before you see him because he likes the hush All eyes to be on him and all ears tuned You laugh and giggle You are captivated and he invites you into hisContinue reading “Center of Attention”
Insanity
Insanity Driving me to insanity on your magical mystery tour The time has come to stop the madness and check out Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing © in response to: Reena’s Exploration Challenge – Cryptic poetry Stream of Conciousness – Check Word of the Day – Driving RDP – Magical
The Gift they Keep on Giving
The Gift they Keep on Giving Opinions are worth what you have paid for them Absolutely nothing They are for the sheer delight of the giver The all-knowing If I were you crowd who really want to control you confuse you tease you and keep you under their thumb Wading through their swamp of IContinue reading “The Gift they Keep on Giving”
Free Spirit – A Quadrille
Free spirit Power playsbetween usentertainingWe would go head to headbut you could never intimidate meI am alwayscomfortable inmy own skinand you forgetI am your equalYou do not own meand you will neverbreak my spirit Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay De Jackson (alias Whimsy Gizmo) ishosting D’Verse Poets Monday Quadrille.A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44Continue reading “Free Spirit – A Quadrille”
Survival
Survival Survival is an instinctBorn of necessity Protectedat all costsas you would a childand like your spiritit can never be takenfrom you It is all you have whentimes are direYour resourcefulnesswhen you are withoutYour resilience when you are knocked down It lives and breatheswithin you It is always presentyet hangs in your shadowsuntil you call upon itand give it lifeYourContinue reading “Survival”
Poetry For Healing 