Why? Why do you ask me? Isn’t it obvious? Don’t you hear me crying? Don’t you see my pain? Don’t you listen to the words that spill from your mouth like a ferocious, raging torrent of festering, poisonous spew? What’s the matter with me? Are you out of your mind? You clearly do not haveContinue reading “Why?”
Tag Archives: sadness
Into the Darkness
Into the Darkness An ever-consuming sadness envelops your body in a diaphanous veil A storm brewing in your mind Words of reason hide in the penumbra Marinating in suppressed anger that dwells there Instinctively I know what is happening I recognize the warning signs triggering your frustrations What the eyes don’t see Intuition already knowsContinue reading “Into the Darkness”
Daily Haiku – Tue. November 3, 2020
Senryu Hanging like a cloud Sadness seems to never leave Then the darkness comes Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Collateral Damage
Collateral Damage You bring me flowers after the rain Thoughtful gestures Romantic, sincere I settle into a cocoon of forgetfulness Languishing in your attention Misread, phony Serving a purpose, but not mine I cannot be bought I am here I am real I was born at night, but not last night Seeing it for whatContinue reading “Collateral Damage”
Daily Haiku – Thu. October 1, 2020
Senryu Grey is the color of your continued sadness Slowly turning black Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Daily Haiku – Thu. September 24, 2020
Senryu As sadness cries out Music is the medicine For a broken heart Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Daily Haiku – Thu. September 17 2020
Senryu Sadness consumes me Many days away from you Leaving me bereft Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Sadness – Poem of the Month – September 2020
Sadness Another day bleeds into night as feelings of despondency once more hang in morbidity Excitement a faded memory of feelings long forgotten Eyes well with tears as the heart struggles to find it’s rhythm Love’s death a cross too heavy to bear and once more the darkness comes Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingContinue reading “Sadness – Poem of the Month – September 2020”
Imprisoned
Imprisoned Trapped in a prison of memory Alone with a heart destroyed Watching hopes and dreams go around and round like a circle in a spiral spinning downwards out of control Impossible to save them No desire to try anymore Accepting of the cruel fate that robbed me of you Leaving me with thoughts ofContinue reading “Imprisoned”
Feeling Blue
Feeling Blue Turquoise sea and azure skyShades of nature’s blueNavy cloudsas the sun sinks lowand night brings its hueCornflowers and peacocksKingfishers tooBlueberries and blue cornHyacinth macawsHydrangeas kissed with dewBlue moon in the skyWe both see the same viewAcross the milesBlue is my moodbecause I cannot see youChristine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©OctPoWriMo – DayContinue reading “Feeling Blue”
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