Go Swiftly Go swiftly that I might mourn sooner Leave me quickly so I will be free from your discontent You belong here no longer I wish you well in your pursuit of perfection My loss is growth already healing wounds carved with your callousness Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – Poetry forContinue reading “Go Swiftly – A Quadrille”
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Just Leave
Just Leave I am exhaustedWeary of you nowI need to breatheSomewhere elseWhere you are notspewing your toxicity My head needs calmand my heart, peaceThere is neitherWhere you areI need to findthat safe place To switch off from youThis time foreverSo I do not have toListen to your false accusationsTo justify your wrongs Leave, go, get outwere your commandsI heard,Continue reading “Just Leave”
Leaving
Leaving I know you are leaving meand I start to lose controlYou are walking awaywith my heart and my soul Not a moment’s hesitationbefore you open that doorI am already your historyas I slump to the floor You take all that I haveAnd then some moreI am an empty vesselwith nothing left to pour How does it feeltoContinue reading “Leaving”
Solitary Man
Solitary Man I am haunted by your words That lay heavy on my heart We are only as strong as the miles between us Destined to be apart There is a sense of dislocation I am an empty vessel With all the hangover and none of the buzz All these things I wrestle Reflecting onContinue reading “Solitary Man”
Poetry For Healing 