Tag: limbo

Blog, Quadrille

In Limbo – A Quadrille

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In Limbo

That longed for moment when sleep comes
Taking you from that state of limbo
where emotions are tethered
and toy with your mind

You submissively slip into slumber
allowing the heart to finally rest
Until dreams come
and you wake in a different realm 


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Sarah from SarahSouthwest is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse
She has prompted us with the word 'Sleep'

A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title


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Blog, Pain/Sadness

The Neutral Zone

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The Neutral Zone

There was a sadness
enveloping her
that could not be shaken
She knew why
and could not share
for it would be mistaken
 
It was always there
just below the surface
A pool of emotions
One comment delivered
the wrong way
could spark an explosion
 
The neutral zone
in a divided family
The burden heavier by the day
Allowing others their comfort
While hers was ignored
Gnawing and clawing away 
 
Suspended in limbo
Going neither this way or that
Appeasing each side
Tears shed only in private
Good for everyone, when
her feelings she’d hide
 
Not having a solution
for the awful predicament 
She let it ride
One day someone
would notice
how hard she tried
 
An inability to be forthright 
with the parties involved
Her plight repressive
Fearful to alienate
those she loved
Her symptoms now depressive
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

In response to V.J's Weekly Challenge - In Between

Word Prompt:

Forthright

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Suspended

		

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Suspended





That space in-between
Neither awake nor sleep
waiting, suspended
in limbo
Yearning for the deep
 
The mind in overdrive
unable to calm
tossing and turning
the body contorting  
What medicine will calm?
 
Imagination racing
Should I count some sheep?
say numbers backwards?
I tried all of the above
and did drift to sleep 

 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

M is guest hosting at D'Verse tonight and has prompted us
with the word Limbo

Go Dog Go Cafe's Tuesday Writing Challenge promoted us
to use the words Drift to Sleep





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Balancing Act

		

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Balancing Act


Walking a tightrope


Above the minefields


of your existence


I throw caution to the wind


Up here I may fall


A path of least resistance


 


Melancholy thoughts


And depressing actions


Separate us by degrees


Refusing to let go


Clinging to air


I’m an artist of trapeze


 


Remaining in limbo


With no safety net


Patiently waiting


Self-indulgent proclivities


Keep us apart but


My danger liberating


 


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In response to Grace from dVerse Poets Open Link Night #229


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