for you
for our friendship
for love
for what cannot be
for memories
for desire
for wanting to be with you
for your lack of care
Tag poetry
Vaporized
Today was a day that I wish wasn’t
That I could take away
Make it disappear
I wish I hadn’t woken
From the dreams that entertained
From protective membranes
Keeping me from harm
But I woke up
To a life less lived
And though I tried to catch the dreams
They quickly vaporised
Heat Wave
scorching heat wave broke
As the clouds cried victory –
earth sighed with relief
15 Years
Loving
Fighting
Making up
Hugging
Passing each other by
Talking
Not talking
Recreating
Parenting
Ageing
Resisting
Accepting
Such is marriage
And life
Gorgeous
I’m missing your gorgeous self because even though
You lie and scheme and ghost and charm
You are gorgeous and sometimes I could really do with a morsel of
Gorgeous
I Deserve Better
Than your weak charm,
Ghosting prowess,
See-through eyes,
Sweet little lies,
You.
Passing Days
Feelings are fickle. Moods and emotions are high-maintenance. I’ve started this year with a new resolution. To focus on growing. Learning and creating. So now when my pain points are pressed (salt in all my wounds), which happens often, I am acknowledging it, respecting the life within, and letting it go.
We have only so many days in our lives. Each passing day is one less to live. But for today, we are alive, we are breathing, we are aware. Peace be to you.
My One True Crush
My one true crush is back in town
My hair is not done, my roots on display
My weight has increased, my wrinkles have grown
I think of his eyes, the depth of his blue
And see the echo in his child who is new
I cross the street, I’d rather be swayed
To not say hello, to not stop and greet
I cannot be trusted, my arms won’t behave
To not wrap around him, to hug and embrace
I’ll leave the past, dead as it is
And ignore the sound roaring –
Those pounding heart beats
Salted Wound
I took some care and wrapped it around my salted wound, with love I tied it carefully, I dried the blood with the tears from my swollen eyes, and with patience I handed it over to time to complete the final touch.
Cold Embrace
Crisp white waves
And turquoise seas
Life force pulling
Pulling me
I hear the crash
I feel the cold
I feel the sand
Beneath my toes
I feel alive
I feel at one
I feel the hope
Within my soul
I see the earth
I feel the sun
I glimpse the moon
Joining the fun
And marvel at
The world around
The world above
The world below
Allow the waves
To have their way
Pulling me further
Further in
As I submerge
And as I breathe
I submit myself
To a cold embrace
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