Free Verse
Softening
Am I depressed? Or is my head just a mess? Do I think too much? Or do I just miss your Touch A pause within A pulsing heart Stop me dead in my tracks And sweep Me off my feet A slow beat Dances through solemn ears Sways bodies back and forth Numbness in the crowd Until You light the torch Ignited in eyes That know too much About a world That was never meant to be harsh Soft gentle meadows Fields of flowers Salty water to lips Slipping into shadows Is your blade sharp? That sword you carry in your heart It must be heavy Remove it Bleed out on the tiles I’ll mop it up with tears and hair And sweat it out some more Do not think it a burden To lay the weight out on the floor It’s heavier than you make it out to be Chisel away at its memory Lift it up again Watch it float away A feather in a gust of wind Flaps its wings before diving in To the refreshing waters Soothe your soul In the fountains Soothe your soul In the seas Soothe your soul In the mountains Soothe your soul Soothe it With me
By Tanya Leij6 months ago in Poets
What Was Done to Me Is Not What I Am
I stand within my life as one who has come through it, and not as one merely carried by it. There are states of existence that resemble survival, yet differ from it in their gravity and meaning, and I have known both, and the long passage between them.
By Tim Carmichael6 months ago in Poets
In My Corner
Well my friend, sister, AJ, from another mister, - (Okay this is the bit when Things get intellectual With questionable Reasoning but bear with) - What would I like to, no not say because we know how I feel about rhymes - Lets just say I want to express My appreciation for you and That I have you in my corner - I don't know how long it's been, now Since we first connected but It doesn't matter much As it feels Ive known you for longer - It's been a real joy in all ways From finding support and encouragement And giving it a plenty - To watching you grow in confidence and skill - To trying to guess Which of my stories And poems will Make you squirm Make you scared Or best of all Make you blush - From me to you I just want to say - Thank you * Thanks for reading! Struggling to write my horror things at the moment still. But, been wanting to write a piece for the awesome AJ. Please take a look at her work if you haven't already as she's excellent.
By Paul Stewart6 months ago in Poets
My Writing Groups Monthly Rhyming Day
I started the day with this: It's the 8th today, create a rhyme day. Doesn't have to be long, you won't go wrong. Poetry is healing!💕 I'm always squealing, do art, write, paint, you don't have to faint, It will be okay, really! 💖 Give freely, To art, goofy shit, can be a hit 💗 So rhyme with us, This Friday, and any day is a plus, Start today!
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Poets
