Rules of Engagement Darkness lives in corners where spiders hide undisturbed and dust gathers secrets protected by blankets of mystery I stumble in confusion Why did I not know sooner? Climbing over discarded baggage scattered without thought and blocking advancement Wishing to tear down the emotional scaffolding holding up your life Unable to comprehend theContinue reading “Rules of Engagement”
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Restless
Restless A gentle touch Foot prints stolen Bare trees of March stand spindly This field of dreams lies barren Broken like the wing With nothing but my own thoughts Wrap me gently in your arms I stare at the paper I walked that I might breathe Living in my dreams No road is straight andContinue reading “Restless”
Solitary Journey
Solitary Journey Her dress, crimson, like the dying sun sinking into the ocean She clutches the rabbit statue swiped from the credenza as she wanders up and down the hallway It resonates with her in a way only she knows how A deep-rooted memory stirred in an otherwise confused mind Child-like in a woman’s bodyContinue reading “Solitary Journey”
Daily Haiku – Wed. November 17, 2021
SenryuConfusing momentsDon’t know what the day will bringCautiously waitingCopyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights Reserved
Where Do We Go From Here?
Where Do We Go From Here? Now the love has gone and open wounds will not heal Wanting to move on but paralyzed limbs are planted in stone Neither wanting to make a decision Who will go first to choose freedom? Is that what it will be? Free from each other? Did we tryContinue reading “Where Do We Go From Here?”
Wilderness
Wilderness I find myself longingas we struggleto stabilizeFor those dayswhen there wasnothing to compromiseGoing here and thereour excitement unbridledWe traveled the same roadStumbling now and againbut always togetherCarrying each other’s loadA life-changing eventso randomit was hard to believeNeither of ussaw it comingDifficult to conceiveNow we wanderin this wildernessof perpetual confusionChoosing solitudePushing the other awayLiving lifeContinue reading “Wilderness”
He Says, She Says
He Says, She Says Swollen eyesand mascara streaksI’m all cried out Feeling I haven’t slept in weeks Fighting itbut justifying itTrying to make senseWhy, oh why can’t I just quit? Incompetent in loveNot accepting realityQuestioning my judgementImprudent actionsTripping staggeringly Stubborn and hard-headedWas that me or you?It only takes oneto cave and thenwe can make it through Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingContinue reading “He Says, She Says”
Fooled
Fooled Like a pebbleDropping in the lakeCreating never ending circlesas does your loveWrapping around meDrawing me backInto the zone of danger It was as if writtenwe belonged togetherBut when one agendadiffers from the other Holding in hostage Then that isn’t love It is you, a stranger Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Zone – WotDPebble – RDPWritten – FOWCImageContinue reading “Fooled”
In Knots
In Knots Trying to untiethe macraméof my thoughtsKnotted every which way Tightly boundand resistantto my attemptsAll I can do is hopefor a fray The moreI strugglethe more it stingsWords no longercoherent A jumbled mindlooking for releasefrom thiscloud coveringobscurant Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©PromptsStingCoherentGo Dog Go Cafe – Promote Yourself Monday
Perplexed
Perplexed You came to meIn the flash of an eyeA port in stormy weatherSeeing your faceKnowing instantly We would be together Wilderness daysand nightmares slowly fading awayAs we meld into one a clear horizon andthe future in play Yet moments of darknessconfuse and stunFrom where do they come?To understand, impossibleExplanations insufficient Yet I always succumb Blindsided by the rage andstruggling to compromiseItContinue reading “Perplexed”
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