Instead Poems - Poems about Instead

...He lived on a beautiful, rural farm, back in fond, good old days of yore, With his parents and two brothers; like sun's going in and out the door. He had always adored the color blue, so ......Read the rest...

...Bringer of ghosts Wandering through Memory threads a same needle. ___*___ I knew him Loved him Betrayed him In, from part of another t......Read the rest...

...Under twilight skies, veiled in melancholic shadows and silent steps, The silent tragedy of creative destinies unfolds, For only from the sacred depths of each unique soul Can new, mysterious mean......Read the rest...

...I watch my verdant eyes envious as the botanicals blossom in a sandstone sunrise glow, I am a forlorn figure wandering in my fog of fears, I cannot omit my icy turbulent tears, Our short saga......Read the rest...

...I regret not cleaning my room sooner. When my mom vacuums, She cleans around the mess. And the mess climbs. This house is a maze. A maze to my room. We all have rooms. I should take pride in m......Read the rest...

...Rising I rise to see the rising of our sun, ‘tho only To begin with, a fat quarter of her, For she is in great part hidden, Blocked by a line of trees. She comes… A spark of flame Inchin......Read the rest...

...The gun seems gun-shy in this space where deer hides hang on rustic walls — a timid tic-toc beats, instead of hearts in hollowed skins. The gun a “trophy-bagger” in its rack, a loud-mouth p......Read the rest...

...Let's listen to the Adamantite who radiates his glow Although he may be riddled with cracks that are deep They never reached the center, they never went that low Instead of tarnishing his worth, t......Read the rest...

...Pristine walls surround me, as the beeping hurts my ears. My vision blurs once more, and within moments I'm wheeled somewhere I can only describe as deafening. A young girl around my age scream......Read the rest...

...The Walls… The Walls… The Walls… How they look upon me. Their eyes, Once so bright and filled with light, Are now dark and dead with night. I can hear them Creaking Speaking to me as they......Read the rest...

...(Sunstones sunrise, 2024) Sunstones We head off into the middle of nowhere To spend a night at Sunstones rock hounding site. The afternoon sun beats down As we wander around the deser......Read the rest...

...I give my heart to you freely, Knowing it's battered and bruised, worn from love's wars. Please keep it safe; I don't know how it still beats, Remember, it's the only one I have, with scars so dee......Read the rest...

...I met you Running one day Wish I’d withdrew. Instead, I’d stay For twenty-five years While you’d betray And cause tears But now, phew: Dear heart disappears! ......Read the rest...

...The dark spill muddied my canvas: Made its mess, dislocated light And thoughtful lines to the edges While it claimed the center for spite. It seemed like all was wrecked. The time I'd wor......Read the rest...

... Used to be a very strange bed, Put a quarter in and it would vibrate instead. I have pups that do the same for me. They become undone when a storm will be. Puts the b......Read the rest...