Different Animals

Different Animals Anticipating your response Of what will surely come I brace for the onslaught My nerves tightening As I become more fraught Vacillating the point Until we were drained Back and forth and back again Wishing it would end But the winner does not yet reign Storming off in anger I see you underContinue reading “Different Animals”

Words

Words Your words are fireworks in my mind Exciting and scintillating Lying and devious Manipulative yet sincere You’re a word jockey, one of a kind Declarations stroking me Like a feather Tantalizing and erotic Sweet and sensual Sometimes reticent Changing like the weather I’m confused by you But I yearn for happiness I like theContinue reading “Words”

Departed

Departed I harvest the remnants of our life once complete Limiting the time I spend Reminiscing As my heart now deplete My eyes look around the spartan room Your things gone and furniture removed A feeling of empty gloom My eyes drawn to the window Afternoon sun bathing the glade In a matinee performance ofContinue reading “Departed”

Recovery

Recovery My capacious heart Full of affection Secretes slowly The love you need Like an intravenous injection Your wounded soul Beaten and bruised Crying to be nurtured And healed No longer misused Let me nourish Your spirit and mind With milk and honey Infuse them with strength Until once more entwined   Christine Bolton –Continue reading “Recovery”

Mine

Mine The feeling was involuntary Impossible to hold back Encompassing my body In a gradual attack Filling my heart with love To be poured over you In sensual oils to massage And the kiss of morning dew Tied in silk ribbons Your limbs I will bind So you will stay forever Lady Justice is blindContinue reading “Mine”

Market

Market From the mouths of children Breathing white smoke The chill of the day already Covered by an invisible cloak As if filled with tears The gathering dark clouds Ready to burst with rain Over the swelling crowds Sounds of the street As day fills with life Echo in the cold winds That can sliceContinue reading “Market”

Muse

Muse Beauty surrounding me Bringing peace and harmony Mesmerized by the silence I’m embraced by your charm As if protected from harm I float in your abeyance Becoming your muse Your palette of hues Will paint my life story With each brush stroke Oh, the fantasies you invoke Together we write the allegory Our existenceContinue reading “Muse”

Trespass

Trespass Your migration into my heart is a violation of the sweetest kind I can barely concentrate I am going out of my mind In the rubric of my desires you appear so many times The quintessential lover Committing the ultimate crime Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©   Prompts: Migration Rubric Violation QuintessentialContinue reading “Trespass”

Freedom

Freedom did not come easy She fought hard for what was truly hers Stolen from her with his lying words feeding her ego Promising a fantasy She could not recall When it happened One day he had control and he ruled her world Her voice stolen and thoughts buried deep unable to share This the beginningContinue reading “Freedom”