Walking Away A blustery windblew coldin the early morning lightlifting the fogof the previous night My mood still darkand now cold like the airYour words disingenuousConfusing, hurtfulThe evening, tempestuous Finding your truthan impossible taskOffering only lip serviceYou are on a different pageas if under another auspice Walking away from youeasier than it seemedParting a not so sweet sorrowWithContinue reading “Walking Away”
Tag Archives: Hope
Lost
Lost Little boyWhat are you doing?Are you hidingfrom someoneor just fooling? You are lost you sayas you look through tearsLet me help youWe’ll find mommyno need for fears You were playinghide and seekwith your siblingsYou forgot how to countso, you decided to peek No one was thereand off you wentcalling out loudnot finding anyoneas if you lost theContinue reading “Lost”
Dance with Me
Dance With Me Dance with meto music only I can hearhold me tightso I have no fearDance with meby the sea shorewait and listenfor the waves’ roarDance with meon the cliff’s edgeStaring downfrom the rocky ledgeDance with mein the silvery moonlightThat I may look at youpast the stroke of midnight Dance with meand turnover your heartIContinue reading “Dance with Me”
Seeds
Seeds In the forestof petrified treeswhere there is noteven a leafletto be foundThere, lives hope Under the earththe seedsof sentimentstruggle to germinateSo they maywalk life’s tightrope Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:HopeLeafletPetrifiedSentiment Follow Poetry For Healing on WordPress.com (function(d){var f = d.getElementsByTagName(‘SCRIPT’)[0], p = d.createElement(‘SCRIPT’);p.type = ‘text/javascript’;p.async = true;p.src = ‘//widgets.wp.com/platform.js’;f.parentNode.insertBefore(p,f);}(
Magic
Magic As the winter solstice Comes around once more The season of illusion Comes knocking at our door For those children Who still believe That many gifts They will receive From the mystical man Riding a sleigh in the sky Pulled by reindeer and No one ever sees them fly The magic of Christmas AndContinue reading “Magic”
In Denial
In Denial I am living in denialAn island in a sea of fearImmune from painWhere no one can hearthe voices always in my headSometimes wishing for a different feelingand one not of dread Too frightened to facewhat I perceive as inevitableWhat we once hadis now possibly irrevocableHow I wish to go backto the state of happinessWhen youContinue reading “In Denial”
In The Long Run
In the Long Run Like kissing a train Going down the tracks Or catching a falling knife So is the world with you Danger wherever I look Sometimes in fear for my life Jump on the bandwagon Or continue to boredom What is life if not lived? Dull and predictable Lonely and missing Better toContinue reading “In The Long Run”
Trail
Trail As we trudge life’s treacherous trail That might be going nowhere With you as my companion We might just end up somewhere For each blind leap of faith I value our shared camaraderie In your friendship I trust It was never mandatory When you are tired I will take the leadContinue reading “Trail”
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”
My Side of You
My side of you One day, just once I want you to be on my side of you Maybe then you would understand and have a clue What it is like to hear what you say and feel what you do To shield the arrows of words that always ensue You would stand in myContinue reading “My Side of You”
Poetry For Healing 