Tag Archives: Pain/Sadness

Weary

Weary Weary of this game called love Exhausted by rules always broken to serve the other’s purpose Watching you justify your own unacceptable behavior as I become a target for calumny You have so few redeeming qualities that there is little left to respect Let alone love Where is the man once so principled? SoContinue reading “Weary”

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”

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding The sun bleeds it’s last drop of red into the ocean Bidding farewell to a day filled with raw emotion Words weaponized Driven in like daggers Leaving scathing, open wounds becoming forever scars Tattooed reminders on broken hearts Uneven and crooked Nerves stretched taught like catgut strings on a guitar Where oneContinue reading “Love Lies Bleeding”

Insight – A Palinode

Part 1 – Misunderstood  (Prior Poem) Your eyes no longer hide the truth They have become the lens to your dark soul The bitterness written between the lines of your face Chiseled deep into the crevices where it now resides Dragging the once curve of a smile into a permanent scowl The magnitude of yourContinue reading “Insight – A Palinode”

Stolen Love – A Puente

Stolen Love Closeness of two bodies  Huddled in chilly night air Promises whispered  in white smoke breath Impending separation Daunting, destroying   ~ Togetherness uncertain ~   Stolen love has a price to pay Lying to one, lying to all Saying what has been said to another is second-hand love Impure and sullied Unhappiness, lonelinessContinue reading “Stolen Love – A Puente”

To Hell With You Janus

To Hell With You Janus Janus you are two-faced A god who wants it both ways Pedantic and limiting One face looking back, your rush for us to end a year One face looking forward, you fill us with expectations Promising us all that is new is, as always, deceitful   This month named forContinue reading “To Hell With You Janus”

Misunderstood

Misunderstood Your eyes no longer hide the truth They have become the lens to your dark soul The bitterness written between the lines of your face Chiseled deep into the crevices where it now resides Dragging the once curve of a smile into a permanent scowl The magnitude of your suffering living on display forContinue reading “Misunderstood”

Taking a Knee – Ironic

Like you I have struggled to find the words to respond to the horror of the murder of George Floyd before my very eyes. A man who allegedly tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill was immediately regarded as a thief and killed without a trial or a chance to plead his case. Was heContinue reading “Taking a Knee – Ironic”

Unhealed Wounds

Unhealed Wounds She saw herself  again as a child and wept the same tears The horror of that day  Carved in the mind Deep, open wounds that will never heal Still Haunting  Residing within her  like a parasite Eating away at her core Her so called surprise gift was that of domestic sexual abuse fromContinue reading “Unhealed Wounds”