Just Leave I am exhaustedWeary of you nowI need to breatheSomewhere elseWhere you are notspewing your toxicity My head needs calmand my heart, peaceThere is neitherWhere you areI need to findthat safe place To switch off from youThis time foreverSo I do not have toListen to your false accusationsTo justify your wrongs Leave, go, get outwere your commandsI heard,Continue reading “Just Leave”
Category Archives: Survival
The Handmaid’s Tale – A Poem
The Handmaid’s Tale A realization dawnsThe stark reality thatI am merely a possessionA purchased accessorya commodity, and reminding mehas become your obsession Speechless I retreatWounded by your wordsso blatantly deliveredLacking kindness, Cruel and meant to stingInwardly I shivered As you threaten my livelihoodI consider the repercussionsYou will offer no act of contrition But continue to wield your powerIndignation unfalteringYouContinue reading “The Handmaid’s Tale – A Poem”
Papa Why?
Papa Why? Papa why?Why did you marry mamaand not stay true?Your fightingscarred mefor life anddistorted my view ‘Please tell mama this’and her reply would be’Please tell papa that’I was good forboth of youUsed as a conduitfor your ugly chat You, my herowould get the moonfor meThat was your promiseBut you forgot thatwhen you choseto be free So inContinue reading “Papa Why?”
Pandora’s Box
Pandora’s Box Pandora’s boxthere for all to seePretty, tied with a bowand a note for meIf I dared to openthe sky would fall inall kinds of disasterA war I could not win Tempting me withan expensive giftwas his cruel wayafter any riftReplacing an apologywith gaudy trappingsPresented to silencedisguised in wrapping Not this timeIt will remain sealedOne lessContinue reading “Pandora’s Box”
Back in Time
Back in Time I wanted to believethat I could travelback to time pastTo escape the painand the memoriesHow long could it last? Itching to be goneDisappearinginto thin airTouch the stoneIn theory be goneWithout a care Tired of your criticismWeary nowof the humorless pokesDrained of energyI stagger My back on the ropes Today is the dayI find myself hereIn frontContinue reading “Back in Time”
Shadow of the Sword
Shadow of the Sword Scared of the shadowsYou take my hand and lead me gentlyfrom the darkness Still trembling with fearI hold onto youResisting the slight pullfrom the invisible harness For reasons unknownI trust you with my lifeNo flare sent upPerhaps this is infatuationA desire for somethingI have never hadIs it your strength of force?Or is it anContinue reading “Shadow of the Sword”
Free At Last
Free At Last As night turned into day the light in the dingy room depressed me more and I slipped beyond gloom Overcome with sadness my feelings I tried to repress Teardrops fell from my eyes and I was clearly in distress Through my moments of crazy I saw the parcel on the floor ItContinue reading “Free At Last”
Get Away
Get Away She became the tired recipient of his irrational behavior He’s up, then he’s down A relationship doomed to failure Tolerance wearing thin Her desire to please had waned She had to get away and no longer be restrained Enough is enough Her dedication there no longer What won’t kill you makes you strongerContinue reading “Get Away”
Balancing Act
Balancing Act Walking a tightrope Above the minefields of your existence I throw caution to the wind Up here I may fall A path of least resistance Melancholy thoughts And depressing actions Separate us by degrees Refusing to let go Clinging to air I’m an artist of trapeze Remaining in limbo With noContinue reading “Balancing Act”
Blind Faith
Giving potency to the dormant a zest for life and a desire to move forward The course will be drawn Be confident in your quest Eyes straight ahead you’re never alone Challenges met Another day’s dawn Abiding love will not fade or wane Invisible to the eye it will stay strong a crutch to leanContinue reading “Blind Faith”
Poetry For Healing 