A mellow feeling of contentment Nourishing body and spirit Experienced for no more than fleeting seconds before being wildly dragged from a euphoric state Assaulted by angry words of dissension Vilifying the soul Destroying harmony in rage because the moment was not theirs Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Words Prompts Mellow - RDP Wildly - Word of the Day Nourish - FOWC
Anger is the fortress protecting you Words weaponized Becoming knives Wielded in fury Slashing the air Until they reach their target and blood is drawn Your victim shrivels as breath is sucked from the life of love Once held as a gift to you in her open hands Now in powdered ash Slipping through grasping fingers If only you could see beyond the fear She is your armor Protecting you with moral obligation To love you and keep you safe But blindness remains your disability Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Word Prompts Obligation - Word of the Day Shrivel - RDP Image by ArtTower from Pixabay
Senryu Don’t let your fear win Be brave and find confidence Today you have this Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Bright silver moon Shine your light On poor souls Wandering In darkness of night Bewildered and confused Led like lambs to slaughter Forever Abused Plague ridden earth Unwelcome, infecting Blindly attacking Oblivious to race Cleansing, correcting Cruel and heartless Boundaries inconsistent Sucking air from lungs Drowning in phlegm The cure nonexistent Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Bjorn is hosting D’Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with the Plague Image by chris s from Pixabay
It came from
somewhere
Unexpected
and remote
Invisible
to the eye
Moving quickly
Globally
Devastating
all in its path
Leaving bodies
breathless
Helpless
Those it could
not reach
left vulnerable
and ostracized
Living
in solitude
Collaboration
impossible
Stripped of
dignity
and left
inevitably
penniless
Who is
to blame?
A lesson
too late
for the
learning
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts
Lesson - Word of the Day
Remote - RDP
Collaborate - FOWC
Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pixabay
As darkness falls
who will light your shadows
when the moon
does not appear?
Fearful and afraid
of ghosts from the past
who will protect you?
It is still unclear
Who will guide
you with wisdom
through life’s
temporal minefields?
Lead you through
fire and fury
Harboring safely with
love’s assuring shield
As the sky lights
with daybreak
clarity and possibility
reign supreme
Anxieties wane,
fears subside and
unnecessary nightmares
become a daydream
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Sue Vincent's weekly Write/Photo challenge
Word Prompts
Wisdom - Word of the Day
Temporal - RDP
Possibility - JusJoJan
Promote Yourself Monday - GoDogGo Cafe
Why?
I ask
Yesterday’s
insanity
Was yet another nail in my coffin
You have now become the demon lover
a gilded cage
my prison
I am
trapped
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
OctPoWriMo Caged
I used double Tetractys form - 1,2,3,4,10.10.4.3.2.1
Word Prompts:
Yesterday - WotD
Insanity - RDP
The Demon Lover - Christine's Daily Writing Prompt
from Go Dog Go Cafe
Senryu
Don’t let fear stop you
Allow yourself to be brave
Always speak your truth
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Eyes adjusted to the darkness
black as black could be
The key turning in the lock
Drowned the desperate plea
Unknowing and afraid
Of what would come next
Tears began to flow
Although having no effect
A tray pushed roughly
under the closet door
Scrambling to retrieve it
Slipping on the floor
Tired and hungry
Devouring the paltry feast
Maybe giving strength
To fight off the angry beast
A captive, but why?
It was still unclear
How many days had it been
since someone did appear?
Was it even known
that a prisoner was here?
Would anyone come
To quell the fear
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
Feast
Closet
Paltry
Fear of the unknown
Panic and desperation
Is it fight or flight?
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing