Into the Wallpaper

Into the Wallpaper When did it happen? I do not recallThrilled at how intertwined our liveshad become in the short timewe had been togetherThinking of myself less and lessPutting you always front and centerIt made me happy to do things for youand you basked in the sunshine of my givingOne day I realized I noContinue reading “Into the Wallpaper”

Unheard – Poem of the Month – May 2021

Unheard My words do not reach you anymore They hang heavy in the air, waiting to be heard Full of love, passion, anger, questioning But your ears are closed to them They fall to the ground unanswered As is always the way   You, too busy speaking your own truths to care about my thoughtsContinue reading “Unheard – Poem of the Month – May 2021”

The Messenger

The Messenger I am Mercurybut I cannotconveymy feelingsto youA communicatortalking toa brick wallI speakand you heara foreign languageYou are deafto my wordsObliviousto my feelingsOne more roll of your eyesI cannot standWhen did youstop listening?When did youstop remembering?When did itbecome okayto disrespect me?When did I becomesuch an irritant?I am renderedspeechlessFrightened nowto use my wordsfearing theywill be misconstruedandContinue reading “The Messenger”