At A Loss(P) Poems - Poems about At A Loss(P)

Life will have days that you will wish to revise Things said or done will fill you with compromise Decisions over which you will agonize And still, the sun will rise At times others will seek to antagonize Nights filled...Read the rest...

I am a mouse, catatonic with fear; just trying to stay still and silent, to survive. Batted about by an indifferent cat; for him a lazy afternoon, for me an aching lifetime. It has no idea of the torture it inflicts; no...Read the rest...

I had a moment to see Flashbacks Rewind, Rewind my memory I need these thoughts to breath Fireworks to help me feel Light my mind Keep me spinning on this timeline Moments ago, we touched hands and it touched my soul Only my heartbeats...Read the rest...

He appeared out of nowhere and convinced me to sit with him for a drink. His eyes were wide and glistening, his brow - of the knowledge within. I asked him his name and where he had...Read the rest...

An existential crisis Left to my own devices Not an ounce of assistance Never show any resistance Just comply and let it be Dignity isn't a necessity I'm not the flower you'd pick from a garden Orchids are beautiful, I'm a sight...Read the rest...

In between Walking across the smooth sand Listening to the whispers of sea and land Glazing into the endless waters Tasting the salty winds Smiling between tears And crying in the midst of grins I fell in love And I fell...Read the rest...

break … my heart? you did not break my heart you COULD not break my heart I utilized all the “Yous” that came before constructing barriers that you, in your most formidably malodorous and vehemently vile self, couldn’t penetrate in an eon of...Read the rest...

a stroll … just a stroll … like any other numberless now, the times this path had taken her to the wood - the dark, deep wood where her memories dwelled thoughts astray in the gloaming … the same walk she and...Read the rest...

I cannot tell him that I still love him, That losing him breaks my heart in a thousand new ways each day. Because if I did, then he might try to come back to me. I cannot tell...Read the rest...

Retirement after all these years, time has really flown by My alarm is also retiring, no need to ask why First thing on my agenda is a holiday to an exotic place far away A change to relax...Read the rest...

I dreamt of you again last night. You spoke a foreign language, and you did not know your name. But I knew it was you because your beauty is unmistakable. You spoke with someone else's voice, and you...Read the rest...

10 10 days, which is more than a week. 9 She cuddles and it’s ok, it’s ok. 8 She ate really good today. We gave her another can and we smiled. 7 It’s one week away. I had an appointment at the...Read the rest...

you remember that one time when ava fell off the swings and cut her knee? how everyone laughed at her for her childish hubris in thinking she could jump and land, unscathed, from that high a distance? how...Read the rest...

It was the strangest thing I saw that day A grassy grove and a man shouting mad I didn't even know what to say His face dragged down by his eye bags His feet slept on the dirt, twigs...Read the rest...

Author Dana Redricks May 2, 2024 You don't miss a good thing until it's gone, when you're all alone and when your loved one is not around to call on the phone. When the tables have...Read the rest...