Replacement You are lonely you say, but you are with meSettling for the status quo, you say, but you are with meYou are not where you want to beNot alone, but not with me Enamored with the thought of being with someoneBut not with me You had it once before, you saidBut not with meIs it aContinue reading “Replacement”
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Trapped
Trapped I allow my mind to driftwherever it may goClosing my eyes I see the reflectionof this sad, humdrum lifeand let my feelings flow Once passionatecaring for each otherTwo peas in a podConnected at the hipOne is down, the otherexpected to smother Duty becomes laborand labor is now slaveryWhen the love turns inwardselfishness rulesThe other become facelessThere’s noContinue reading “Trapped”
Pining
Pining Fire in the heartkeeps burninglong afterthe love has goneIt is the candleburning brightfor youthat keeps meholding on Watching from the windowexpecting you to walkup the pathPretending nothinghappenedA figment ofmy imaginationYour avalanche of wrath Hopelessly piningfor the love youtook from mewhen you leftSaying I wasundeservingand leaving meforever bereft Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:FireAvalancheWatchPhoto by Charlie Howell on Unsplash FollowContinue reading “Pining”
Invisible
Invisible How do i erase youfrom my mind?How do I delete youfrom my memory?How do I forget the lovewe shared?After the feelings I bared You have rejected meand scorned meI am banished from your lifeI have become invisibleand out of sightThe sting is as bad as the bite You look right through meas if I did notContinue reading “Invisible”
First Love
First Love We have always been togetherSince you were a little girland I was just a sapling You shared your deepest secretsand cried underneath my boughsI was here when you were grappling I loved you and protected youand I watched you grow intoa beautiful young woman To let go of you nowwhen you need me the mostwould beContinue reading “First Love”
Yearning
Yearning I saw you slowly changingFrom the man you used to beThe partner in my lifeNow void of clemencyYou no longer took prisonersWhen you went to warTrampled on the underdogTo settle any score I invented excusesTo explain your attitudeYour combative personalityCould dampen any moodIt was a riddle to mostWhat happened in your headA human conundrumNo oneContinue reading “Yearning”
When
When She longed for the halcyon daysWhen he would drape her in loveWhen the sun would smile on themKissing their skinWhen the birds would sing their songand the flowers danceWhen they would find shadeunder the Royal Poincianaand watch the paradeof soldiers marching She longed for the halcyon daysbefore he left heralone and bereftWhen she thought sheContinue reading “When”
Mermaid
Mermaid She had lived in these waters Where she would call to him He was curious and came willingly And together they would swim She took him to the ocean floor And they would pick up starfish Marveling at their million legs And on each one make a wish He learned to ride the dolphinsContinue reading “Mermaid”
When Your Number Is Up
When Your Number Is Up She looked to the mountains With the colors of red and gold Like her brazen hair A Celtic look strong and bold Her husband a seaman sailing the oceans seven Like his father before him a cabin boy at age eleven Used to her loneliness she cared for the croftContinue reading “When Your Number Is Up”
Broken Dreams
Broken Dreams Once upon a time when you were my lover we used to live in our world of magical fantasy with new experiences to discover Fearless and free We sailed the seven seas Swimming in oceans Enduring blizzards And climbing trees Our dreams were endless and energy unbounded A magical pair Living in enchantmentContinue reading “Broken Dreams”
Poetry For Healing 