Dream Divorce Poems

Unlikely Mike
by Michael R. Burch

I married someone else’s fantasy;
she admired me despite my mutilations.

I loved her for her heart’s sake, and for mine.
I hid my...

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Shut behind the door,believing in kinship
Forenoon the scars on mother paraylzed me
Every knife calling out as a saviour
The smiles seem a distant dream
Goblins dreams turned...

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Oh how I wish with my yearning nostalgic heart
That I could wake up to find
Today had just been a nightmare of a dream
And it was...

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She was and then she wasn’t. 
A ghost in the rearview. I can still feel her.
The glass slipping from my fingers. Shattered to pieces. 
Eyes...

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Isis staind 27+ years...

of scorpion stinging poison us marriage,
whereby the missus and I,
nevertheless experienced genesis as 
mama and papa respectively.

(jest kibitizing)

thus explaining why I 
(a...

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It was only after
She left him
That his dreams
Began to dance
With reality.
...

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As a young beautiful black butterfly 
Fresh and uncultivated,
Pure as gold and shiny as diamond
A dream of every man.
My mama is proud as Mt Kilimanjaro...

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Doubts drown every step
In a mind that finds no peace.
Voices whisper promises
On a memory's lonely breath,
Reliving when each dream was ours-
Combined in hearts that shared
Each...

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Finally I am wearing my white shiny dress 
Everyone around the world will see me on media
I’m getting married with the man of my dream...

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A broken dream
A broken heart
Another love
Has been torn apart

A broken trust
A broken bond
Another tear
Watches love move on

Another day
Filled with sorrow
Another life
With no tomorrow
 
...

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In the corridors of time, our love took its flight,
A dance that faded but left echoes in the night.
I still love you, that truth stands...

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Your dream doesn’t have an expiration date.
 Take a deep breath and try again.
        —KT Witten

D I V...

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Devastated
Individuals
Vowing love now departing
Over time
Reconciliation
Comes with
Eternal peace for all....

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Divorce

Blinded by the dream, ignoring the rust
Ramshackle bridges are now burned to dust

Years of effort gone to waste
Keeping a smile near my face

Deaf to my...

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I walked inside my burning home,
Gave him a second chance. 
Where even the welcoming doormat now, 
frowned upon my glance.
Broken glass, a shattered sea,
Hopes and...

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