Sturdy frame An insightful gaze A feverish ambition Bountiful giggles Hopping through poppies Inhaling the sunny air Ready to climb mountains Carrying your weight on my shoulders Fixing the door handles But that doesn’t mean I’m scarless
I tidied myself up Put on a pretty dress and some high heels I plastered a smile upon my face Put on some liptstick to impress Our interactions all a performance A megaphone and a sound stage director There’s always an audience There’s always a carnival Now it’s […]
I can make it For that I am sure But somewhere along the way I got lost I took a bad shortcut I nearly reached the finish line But my soul was wrecked A mermaid on dry land for too long Now is the time to heal Regroup […]
A little wicked A major force A bit peeved A tremendous joyride A righteous wall A nonjudgmental sounding board A person in your corner…until you blow it A teeny little conniving A do-what-it-takes girl, yet A pocket full of ethics A know-it-all A woman with receipts A good […]
Maybe your space was not mine to occupy You invited me You encouraged me Then I came to an understanding Despite your entreaty I was never meant to be there I waved hello and My clock started running Don’t fool yourself that there was no clock There was, […]
Take my hand and swing wideTake my hand and tickle me pinkTake my hand and jump some puddlesTake my hand and raise it up highTake my hand and read my futureIt’s all clear and muddledIt’s all long and shortIt’s all warm and coldTake my hand and search for […]
Oversharing, so as to hide Spilling the beans, to not share the other Completely naked, but totally masked It’s all a game of camouflage You may hear But you don’t know Opinionated yet humble Transparent, although secretive Facades for the facade It’s all a game of camouflage Mimesis […]
Suitcases unpacked Traveling pillow Wandering mind Roving eye Carried-away balloon Sandy footprints Nothing settled Nothing bonded Nothing tethered Interconnected mind Flowering consciousnesses New sights Brave introductions Timeliness is untimely The hand a smoky trail The anchor has been swept away
The sun shining brightly The dog squeaking madly The vents banging melodically The coffee is brewing The birds are dipping The bunny is staring The waves are receding The world keeps going At least momentarily The rainbow is hiding The culdesacs are imploding The warriors are tiring The […]
Lost in a masquerade Holding tightly onto the strings Dancing and praying Ripping the heels off And pulling the scabs A bloody trail on the beige carpet Fuzzy, gummy lint piling up Painful and tiptoeing Sirens wailing Time to talk to the sketch artist Make sure it’s not […]
