Category: Poetry

Don’t feed the monster

Want to be finally free. Open the door. Shed the light. Thing is. The monster always lurks beneath. Mustn’t feed the monster. Walk away. Don’t give in. Find a new response. Redirect. The monster is waiting to pounce. It’s teeth ready to bite. Eager to rip off a […]

Resilience solidifies

Needle in the layered brick No warning, no foresight So shut your mouth We are here finding a way Need no naysayers Need no cloudy lens The heels are pointed The sun is hiding But a light still comes through To build a wall Resilience solidifies No pinpricks […]

If only

If only there was a caramel sundae on my doorstep With cherries and mirth on top If only there was a plane waiting to whisk me away To a far away universe dipped in chocolate If only there was a time machine Filled with candy canes If only […]