fingers slip between my ribs and settle on my heart a squeeze, gentle at first but the longer I look the tighter her fingers dig in
By Alys Revna6 months ago in Poets
I Burned our Love Letters Burned love letters, ash on my hands, I watched them curl into smoke, into silence. Your name broke apart in the firelight,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 6 months ago in Poets
A Dark Wing for a Birthday The crow sits where the heart should open, black feathers drinking in the light, its gaze steady, knowing too much,
The Fairytale Wedding White lace falling soft and slow, flowers placed with careful hands, every detail shaped to shine,
empty, your chair sits in silence the scent of you near faded away you've lended your wisdom and guidance the dues you accrued have been paid
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden6 months ago in Poets
I find myself wrapped in barbed wire desperation and horrified by your joy I know it’s a fleeting smile, a ticking time bomb that will land
By Kera Hollow6 months ago in Poets
Say Nothing, See Nothing, Do Not Listen They stand where the air feels heavy, three figures bound by unspoken law, one seals her lips with trembling fingers,
One sunny day on the seacoast of childlike innocence and bliss A group of us gleefully gathered...not wanting this to miss!
By Shirley Belk6 months ago in Poets
The Things We Do For Love We bend without noticing the first time, just a small shift, a softened edge, a silence where a truth once lived,
Nineteen years ago today I remember, it liked it was yesterday Me, in my off white renaissance wedding dress You, in your beige suit
By Jennifer lindquist6 months ago in Poets
When your road through life is full of hills And you do't know where to go, Remember you have a friend in me - A friend who loves you so!
By Margaret Brennan6 months ago in Poets
Does it hurt? I ask. He looks at me, his eyes say; A little now. Good boy.
By Ophelia Keane Braeden6 months ago in Poets
