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Song Lyric Sunday – Reality
Most songs are written about love.
Whether looking for love, being in love or lost love. We don’t always know how real the lyrics are but when we find out the truth behind them the song becomes that much more special.
Beyond The Sea
Beyond The Sea My weightless body
buoying on a diamond-studded sea
The Unintentional Death of an Orchid
The Unintentional Death of an Orchid Why do they think that I must drinkI am waterlogged to the brinkMy magenta blooms do frownAs my roots will surely drownOrchids love humidityAnd never morbidityWhy do they think that I must drinkI am waterlogged to the brinkCopyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedGrace isContinue reading “The Unintentional Death of an Orchid”
Worry, Worry Not
Worry, Worry Not Today I wondered what is the point of life when repetition gives no pleasure? Wake, work, sleep Wake, work, sleep Spinning plates on the top of poles Keeping them simultaneously turning Juggling balls in the air Making it through the day only to repeat tomorrow Rolling a proverbial snowball up the hillContinue reading “Worry, Worry Not”
Living Death
Living Death This pain of mine cannot be denied My anger chooses not to bargain As I sink into the lows of depression I cling hopelessly to the habits formed by your dysfunction My crippled heart beats to the sound of a broken drum Acceptance is my demise because each day I die a littleContinue reading “Living Death”
City of Lost Souls
City of Lost Souls The vanilla sky masked a sun desperate to break through Dreariness hung in the air like a wet blanket on hopes never to materialize Remains of life lived lay in derelict piles of rubble Dreams and memories scattered Never to be retrieved The city, a heart without a beat Ghosts ofContinue reading “City of Lost Souls”
Blood Brothers – A Quadrille
Blood Brothers My blood is your blood Our tears flow together in shared pain Toiling together our skin colors blend in earth shades from our different birthplaces My brother anger rises inside me for I bear witness to the last breath as your life slips away Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Continue reading “Blood Brothers – A Quadrille”
Fight to the Death
Fight to the Death You were brave and strongValiant and proudI loved you deeplyTo you I was avowedYou fought for my heartand lost your lifeYou gave everythingTo take me as your wife My life without purposeNow you have departedI wander aimlesslyLiving broken heartedI leave this roseto honor your emotionThe price you paidThe ultimate devotion Christine Bolton –Continue reading “Fight to the Death”
Neighbor
Neighbor The nondescript neighbor across the street moved today. Sam saw the moving truck leaving the house as he came home. He never remembered her name. In fact he had barely had a conversation with her, other than the cursory “Good morning” if they happened to leave their respective houses at the same time. ItContinue reading “Neighbor”
Poetry For Healing 