Archive for January 2021
UNFRIENDED by Fiona Goodwin
If I’m ambivalent about you It is most likely because I am ambivalent about me I don’t like to unfriend people on Facebook But I’ve unfriended myself a fair few times You know when I can’t be respectful Where I have an opinion that’s expressed in a tone which is demeaning unkind You know the…
Read MoreTHE POEM WITHOUT WORDS by Jen Curry
This poem without words running through mind on this early winter morning. Still , dark as night outside, light as day, inside. The poem without words , traveled in on states betwixt sleep and wakefulness. It persisted like a question. That needed no answer. But allowed to be. One line, in a continuous loop. A…
Read MoreLIFE ON HOLD by Julie Williams
Life on hold. 4 walls shrinking. Thoughts like wasps buzzing, Stealing sleep. Postman knocking and dropping, no stopping for words. Bin men scattering – the only other sign of life. Air solid as porridge. Television on loud. Date unknown, Time guessed only by light and darkness. Car accumulating moss. Window gazing at sky and earth,…
Read MoreMISSING U by Katherine Angelina Love
I miss the u that was part of us. I miss saying “I’ll have to ask my girlfriend.” before committing us to any social engagements. I miss the late night after date night kisses. I miss waking up in the early hours of the morning from a bad dream to find your hand placed ever…
Read MoreTITLE UNKNOWN by Brigit Anna McNeill Sent in by Caroline Jamieson
I am deeply grateful that my darker, wounded places within. Did not disintegrate when I cursed them and shut them out. They always, it seems, had faith in the goodness in me, in us. Knowing that one day, I would learn to listen, see and feel all of me; the saddened, shadowy and grief filled.…
Read MoreHEARTBREAK by Tela Louise Baxter
I stand silently in the rain Watching my life unfold before my eyes. Weak and broken… A lost soul, surrounded by human beings who can’t see me… I try to cry out But the thunder silences my screams. Rain washing away the blood from my bleeding heart as I hold it in my hands.
Read MoreFLASHING by Kristi Kirby
Stars shine Full moonlight sky Tearing down Burning fears Hearing the sounds Terror Unlaced Face to face Feel release From the noise of Wings Gentleness is not a Weakness Reflect Precious gift Lifting the pain Kindly Rich Patterns planned Volumes in Human heart A voice Speaks Supreme with Strength in words That help and bless…
Read MoreTHOUGHTS, HOPES & PRAYERS by Maria M. Consiglio
Start with breath, crawl into bed, breathe, breathe again. Listen, feel the broken in your mind, heart, Alone Just Breathe, know u have to do it all again tomorrow just Breathe. Humans were not meant to be unhugged, held comfort breathe would be a joy just breathe. Simple things, just breathe.?❤️
Read MoreHER LIGHT by Rosella Gómez
I rise in the morning and smile The world she is a changing She has a smile so bight it glows She is a gift from above that shines She gives us light to warm away All the darkness to takes us down We walk in the sunlight of her smile We take all the…
Read MoreCONSTANT GRATITUDE by Kristi Kirby
Taking away burdens Pain Disdain More love is possible Particles are changed Reposition Through repetition Precision In the right now Passion Devotion Provisions Blessedness is best Given Forgiveness The broken heart Blackened and Bruised from Many forms of Abuse Cleansed Renewed Relying on mercy And love Constant gratitude Our natural state of Happiness Gladness A…
Read More