The color drained from my faceAs my body felt the first arrowAimed at my deep red heartOn targetPiercing the warm fleshDeep into its throbbing pulseBullseye was the wordThat fell from your lipsTriumphant in your accuracyFist-thumping the airYour wicked soul plannedAnd executed my downfallOnly another’s pain could please youAs you salivated your so-called victoryTaking down yourContinue reading “The Day The World Turned Grey”
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With or Without You
We are stronger than we think.
Emotional Bonds
Emotional bonds can change over time and in some cases can become to feel like chains around ankles, as if a prisoner in a relationship. Here the writer describes poetically a situation where love turned into ownership with one partner voiding the other relegating them into the shadows.
The Air That I Breathe
The Air That I Breathe Breathing tentatively taking in air slowly Allowing oxygen to travel to the brain Steadying, remembering Words form on quivering lips and the sound of a shaky voice fills the dark and vacant room Coming slowly at first but as air is taken deep into lungs The monochrome space becomes technicolorContinue reading “The Air That I Breathe”
Riptide
Riptide Swimming in your troubled waters I am caught in a riptide which pulls me from the safety of the shore Struggling in its undertow and unable to hold on to you any longer I feel you slipping through my arms as I am carried away from you and your tempestuous sea of anger NotContinue reading “Riptide”
Out of the Groove – A Quadrille
Out of the Groove Over time, with circumstances pushing us in different directions, our groove has been smoothed out We no longer fall into each other Instead with our balance regained we stand independently Me, strong without your weight pulling me down You, floundering because you never tried Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – PoetryContinue reading “Out of the Groove – A Quadrille”
Duplicitous
Duplicitous The outward signs of wealth and social belonging attracts those vacuous types in search of foolish things Talk can be impressive to those unable to read between the lines of your thin veneer For there under that surface is a two-headed monster showing different faces Color me cynical Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton –Continue reading “Duplicitous”
Edge of Extinction
Edge of Extinction Flirting with the ocean Standing on jagged rocks Daring it to dress her with its beauty To take her completely Into its arms and hold her down until she could breathe no more Teasing and begging for the attention Wishing to surrender to its power but, her lover not receptive ScreamingContinue reading “Edge of Extinction”
Going, Going, Gone
Going, Going, Gone Going I’m leaving home I said defiantly when I was four but I stayed Going I’m leaving here I said defensively when I was a teen but I stayed Gone I’m leaving you I said dispassionately when I was married and so I went Copyright © 2021 Christine BoltonContinue reading “Going, Going, Gone”
Free Spirit – A Quadrille
Free spirit Power playsbetween usentertainingWe would go head to headbut you could never intimidate meI am alwayscomfortable inmy own skinand you forgetI am your equalYou do not own meand you will neverbreak my spirit Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay De Jackson (alias Whimsy Gizmo) ishosting D’Verse Poets Monday Quadrille.A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44Continue reading “Free Spirit – A Quadrille”
Poetry For Healing 