Tag Archives: Hurt

Beyond Repair

Beyond Repair My sadness consuming We are so completely broken The pieces of us now in a thousand shards scattered, carried by the wind Crawling and crying Scratched and bloodied I recover what I can and reassemble the fragments Knowing the damage is irreparable Still I have to do something Isn’t that what I amContinue reading “Beyond Repair”

Out To Sea

Out To Sea Breathless, sinking into dampened sand A collapsing heap of bones and skin lays immobile, grateful for silence but for the ebb and flow of waves washing the shore In silence memories flood into a mind trying to close the gates of hell Tears pour from eyes witness to the unspeakable A throatContinue reading “Out To Sea”

Down But Not Out – Poem of the Month – July 2021

Down But Not Out Demeaned, dismissed, destroyed Yes! These are things that you have done to me I fall down under the pressure of your assault and I feel you stomping on my goodness, my kindness Hurting, bruising, humiliating Yes! I am defeated at these times You kill me with your anger and crush meContinue reading “Down But Not Out – Poem of the Month – July 2021”

Chameleon

Chameleon A chameleon changing colors at whimPlaying both sidesof the fencePleasing no one Wounding everyone It was a sin Did you really want to hurt us all?Those who cared?Use us and abuse us To your own end Perhaps you were oblivious and maybe, just maybePlain scared? Your true colorsSpanned the rainbow but were hidden from viewThinking we wouldnever understand Concealing whoyou really were, andnever knowing the realContinue reading “Chameleon”

Papa Why?

Papa Why? Papa why?Why did you marry mamaand not stay true?Your fightingscarred mefor life anddistorted my view ‘Please tell mama this’and her reply would be’Please tell papa that’I was good forboth of youUsed as a conduitfor your ugly chat You, my herowould get the moonfor meThat was your promiseBut you forgot thatwhen you choseto be free So inContinue reading “Papa Why?”