D.I.V.O.R.C.E I stare at the paperThe type as blackas my heartBold as my actionsI see my name and your namebut my eyes refuse to go furtherThe rest is a blurred mangleof words and emotionsthat delivered this decreeCopyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedDe Jackson is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’Verse PoetsandContinue reading “D.I.V.O.R.C.E – Poem of the Month – August 2022”
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Shedding Skin
Shedding Skin Once upon my being I wished my life be freeing From the ties that bind Happiness held in escrow Lost in someone’s shadow Living a life so unkind On the outside looking in All you see is a shiny ring Promises eventually shattered Emotions begin ricocheting and tempers escalating A marriage becomes tatteredContinue reading “Shedding Skin”
Eight – Poem of the Month – August 2018
Eight When I was eight Things were not so great Life gave me such a kick I grew up pretty quick A child expecting a present Instead was delivered unpleasant My parents started fighting Just the beginning of writing That was clearly on the wall Witnessing the nightly brawl My father was an unhappy manContinue reading “Eight – Poem of the Month – August 2018”
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