From Plaything to Phantom
A doll, as plain and pale as frost,
Once deemed my spirit would be lost—
As swift and boundless as the breeze,
As what in them I'd come to seize!
For life, I held, was barren ground
Where some were born for glory crowned;
Those left must wither to the bone,
But these were whispers, mine alone.
They taught me how to breathe
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
plaything, evil, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Molded Plaything
Smushed lump of clay,
molded plaything;
Such a spoiled brat.
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
plaything, emotions, feelings, love,
Form: Than-Bauk
Mz Mortenson
I’m Mz Mortenson, if you please.
I dispensed with the charade
when I went to my grave.
Life can be tricky
if you’re pretty.
My life was a role,
I couldn’t always control.
How unaware the dumb bombshell seemed.
Still, I was labeled the obscene Norma Jeane.
in reel life’s small doses,
the role was emotionally corrosive,
merely etching away my fragile identity.
In real life
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
plaything, addiction, beauty, celebrity, death,
Form: Rhyme
Plaything of Time
I live like a cancer - quick, unplanned growth unheeding of greater designs.
I devour information like a starving wolf - never sated, never tasting the goodness I consume.
I throw myself into activities under exhausting self-compulsion. I should ... so I do ... so I'll die ...
I create in a fit of madness, barely finishing one
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
plaything, time,
Form: Free verse
When Vitamin and Medication Bottles Became Plaything of the Missus
When vitamin and medication bottles became plaything of the missus
Mental health of yours truly
heavily reliant upon one selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor named fluoxetine (Prozac)
aside from countless
(approximately seven) other
prescription medications kept
stashed in a plastic tray
until one or more taken at least once
or at most three times daily.
The wife flush with grand ideas
to gleefully, playfully,
and zestfully pester me
dreamt
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
plaything, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
I'm Not Your Plaything
i grew up overnight
in one swift flash
redefining moment
you touched me
abused me
victimized me
you had no right
how could you
how dare you
i trusted you
you crossed the line
you branded me
scarred me for life
AP: 1st place 2020
Posted on May 13, 2020
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
plaything, body, child abuse, innocence,
Form: Free verse
Nature's Plaything
It’s snowing hard today
winter won't go away,
on a slushy roadway
there’s no upswing.
The snow builds up slowly
smothering roads wholly
And I’m feeling lowly,
nature's plaything.
Not a flower around
though snowdrops should abound,
their appearance renowned
as a wellspring.
The birds have no comeback
from winter’s late attack,
frozen ground is a setback
feeding offspring.
It is hard to ignore
icebergs floating offshore,
spring seems more a folklore
on the
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
plaything, 10th grade, beautiful, how
Form: Rhyme
April's Plaything
Yesterday, I saw my first tulip of Spring,
and a smile instantly bloomed deep in my heart.
Today, I heard a red-breasted robin sing,
imploring Winter's wretched winds to depart.
And tomorrow's rain will be April's plaything,
offering sprouts a cool drink and a fresh start.
As our wobbly world spins upon its axis,
it unlocks seasons and grants Nature access.
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
plaything, april, beautiful, feelings, imagery,
Form: Rispetto