Poetry For Healing

Gnarly

Like a belligerent badger

Or a dog with a bone

Angry at the world

You build your wall of stone

Standing at the back door

When gifts were handed out

Temper was the one you received

Learning to scream and shout

Driving people away

who just want to be kind

They rarely stay long

In fear of your mind

It is sad to know

you’ll end up a lonely old man

No one will want you

They run away as fast as they can

Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©

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Word Prompts:

Belligerent

Driver

Build

Gift

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Daily Haiku – Fri. December 7, 2018

by Christine Bolton • December 7, 2018

Even as you gloat

Pride does come before a fall

With no safety net

Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©

Embarrassment

At that one fatuous moment
There was an eruption
Of your putrescent anger
Spewing the carnage
An obvious disruption

No one saw it coming
Silence was broken
By the obnoxious sound
Even the dead
It would have woken

A hush fell over the room
As mouths gaped wide
You could see minds turning
In unison wondering
Where on earth could one hide

You in your way embarrassed
The target of your outburst
Reduced to a heap
Of hurt on the floor
Crying like a cloudburst

At times such as this
When you fall from grace
Are you escorted from the room
Without causing more harm
Or simply put in your place

A gentleman would not behave
In a manner of dereliction
Should someone call you
On your unacceptable actions
Be prepared for your eviction

Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©

Eruption

Putrescent

Floor

Fatuous

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Daily Haiku – Thu. December 6, 2018

by Christine Bolton • December 6, 2018

Always say goodnight

To those who you love the most

Even when angry

Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©

In the Long Run

Like kissing a train
Going down the tracks
Or catching a falling knife
So is the world with you
Danger wherever I look
Sometimes in fear for my life

Jump on the bandwagon
Or continue to boredom
What is life if not lived?
Dull and predictable
Lonely and missing
Better to be alive than dead

Your energy inspiring
Exciting and contagious
A miracle in the making
Getting into character
Each day is live theater
A slice of life for the taking

Adrenalin junkie
I’m not sure that I am
Just a need to be at your side
No matter the weather
We are better together
I’m along for the ride

Flying up to the high
Hanging on to your coat tails
And turning on a dime
Sharing your crazy world
Better or worse
Leaving would be a crime

Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©

Word Prompts:

Inspiring

Theater

Miracle

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One Liner Wednesday

by Christine Bolton • December 5, 2018

Another Wednesday morning and time for Linda G Hill’s One Liner Wednesday

I should carry this quote on a card in my wallet so that I can flash it when needed. I am one of those people who are a magnet to those who want to just talk and talk and talk. Usually it’s a random lady in a store who is shopping in the same section. I listen for as long as I can and then …. well, you understand!

Have a great Wednesday.