Senryu As I light the match Making one last wish for peace I set fire to dreams Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
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Devil’s Fire
Devil’s Fire Your temper defines you and you have become its slave At these times no one can reach you to calm the devil’s fire raging out of control Love no longer douses the scorching hot flames of your anger Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Stream of ConsciousnessContinue reading “Devil’s Fire”
Fire Festival – Up Helly Aa
Fire Festival Once more the night of fire returns Transforming personalities Exploring Experimenting with hidden desires and identities The fierceness of the festival Mesmerizing Magical Rejoicing Winter’s end Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing © In response to Sue Vincent’s Weekly Write/Photo Challenge. Her photo reminded me of the Viking Fire Festivals inContinue reading “Fire Festival – Up Helly Aa”
Wheels on Fire
Wheels on Fire Covered in cotton candyA sticky web of remnantsof your constant vitriol and a lifetime of resentmentsI have become a victimThe lethargy of my depressionSlowly descending, delivering meInto your aggression Unable to heal your inner childOnly you can avenge your misery Take responsibility for that which youPut out in the world, causing injury Uneasy in your presenceFearfulContinue reading “Wheels on Fire”
The Fire Within
The Fire Within An electric shock Caused my body to quiver His touch had made me shiver An Involuntary reaction To this unplanned meeting A coincidence worth repeating The fire began to burn within me Hoping it was in him too I was feeling quite the shrew Igniting each other’s flame Was it the startContinue reading “The Fire Within”
Wounded
Wounded I love your gentleness Even though I see your fire You are a wounded soul Who fights I feel your ire Rugged exterior But silently brooding Your spirit bruised Its power immense But always eluding Your head is lit by the moon Your heart darkened by the storms Your body has been hewn LetContinue reading “Wounded”
Fall from Grace
The sound of your voice Lingers in my head Your words carved in stone Like a gravestone for the dead Breath caught between My lungs and throat Leaving me speechless With no sound to emote Encircling me as you fire your ammunition Not yet triumphant Until my dissolution Vex until prey exhausted Seeing the fearContinue reading “Fall from Grace”
Fearless
A fearless warrior Alone in her plight Fighting for their existence No one to help her and the child Determined to go the distance She walked through fire but was not burnt by it She circled her wagons With her never ending fury She slayed the dragons She would fight tigers For she was aContinue reading “Fearless”
Fire and Water
Fire and water We travel through it by far As much as I douse your flames You continue to spar Paralyzed by your words Cold and cruel, you are an animal Each one a mind blowing zing And you claim to be rational Your criticisms are unfounded They are unkind and heartless Where is yourContinue reading “Fire and Water”
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