Senryu My emotions raw And my heart feels battered, bruised Will it ever heal? Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
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Work in Progress
Work in Progress Ever changing circle of life and love Growing and evolving with respect and honor Giving and receiving Supporting and leaning Loving and hating Sometimes crashing and burning with resentment and bitterness Futile arguments Begrudging compromise Sending each other in different directions Searching for emotional life rafts A place to breathe and healContinue reading “Work in Progress”
Roller Coaster
Roller Coaster I kept quiet for so long checking my tongue and making silent screams Secretly hoarding thoughts into my own private stash Fatigued by the roller coaster of emotions that I navigate each day by just being the other half of you Some are better than others but mostly I am dragged behind hangingContinue reading “Roller Coaster”
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”
Trigger
Trigger There is a trigger I unknowingly squeeze Time after time I’m blindsided God help me please Not recognizing All the warning signs I stumble blindly On your mood this day Failing to read between the lines On reflection It was there to see In plain sight Why did I not know? So foolish ofContinue reading “Trigger”