Rescued from the StormStanding on a crag
Frozen against the storm
Wrap another layer on
Rain biting through me
Throwing coins to the waves
Trading hope for affection
Thunder without lightning
Blind on wet rocks
You pull up alongside me
Drawing back the clouds
Peeling off the wet layers
Baring my skin to the Sun
Taking me below decks
Holding me while I shiver
Safe and warm in your embrace
Melting into...
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Categories:
love, recovery from,
Form: Free verse
Respite in the MoonshineCandle glow at midnight,
The hatch is locked
A scrambling splutter
As I reach for the key of circles, bolts and lines.
But just as before. The circle ends 4 corners behind
And I'm scrambling again for another key
I plead the glow;
It flickers as I-
Well, I,
I cherish my existence once more
As another circle starts to grow...
My foot taps to the...
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Categories:
break up, recovery from,
Form: Free verse
Chase Your DreamsIt's time Your Chase Your dreams
like that job with no bag in your hand
Or Like You was chasing that man
For a relationship
And all he was doing wit you was playing
Never Claiming you were his just a chick
To be honest you wasn't even his side dish
Lacking love and only wanting your attention
But never...
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Categories:
recovery from, care, change, dedication, desire,
Form: Free verse
A Sigh of Relief
Tension starts to fade,
A soft breath escapes at last,
Calm begins to bloom.
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Categories:
life, recovery from,
Form: Haiku
To Have Me or Have Not**"To Have Me or Have Not"**
A thought just crossed my mind—a problem that has never been resolved. A bitter taste, a bitter cold; I don’t feel any remorse. It’s a path I’ve taken, a road I’ve traveled, with a toll that wasn’t paid. Unsettled thoughts remain, accompanied by cries of unspent tears. I left, but...
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Categories:
recovery from, absence, age, anger, angst,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
recovery from, creation, cute love, feelings,
Form: Acrostic
Her Scars Tell a Story
Admist the twilight, she dares to creep,
Her scars tell silent stories, buried deep,
Each line, a testament, a thread of her past,
Woven with resilience, they hold her steadfast.
They’re not marks of weakness, but pathways of grace,
A roadmap of heartaches, each curve has its place,
In the magnificence...
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Categories:
recovery from, appreciation, love, love hurts,
Form: Rhyme
GOD'S MEEK ONESWe are the innocent ones who were verbally and
physically eviscerated by heathens who deemed us weak.
The evil ones punished our hearts, souls and minds
leaving us in an internal pool of blood.
We endured the ruthlessness and brutality from all whom
wrongly believed they were somehow above us.
There were so many...
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Categories:
recovery from, angst, anti bullying, child
Form: Free verse
Angels With No WingsHer heart has been broken so many times,
And her eyes have cried so many tears,
That nothing bothers her anymore,
You’ll never see her cry.
She keeps to herself,
She blends in with everyone else now,
Because every time her heart broke,
A feather fell from her angel wings.
She may not act the same as before,
But she’s still the same person,
An...
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Categories:
heartbreak, recovery from, woman,
Form: Free verse
Finish My Poem - The ButterflyAs she drinks nectar from a flower, sweetness from heaven falls like dew
anointed with a gentle rain amidst sun showers she appears as if on cue
Lifting her wings she lands on a Zinnia beneath a tinted sky of April blue
flight of fancy fanning fast, fabulous marvel, she is beauty true on true
Tis the vernal hour...
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Categories:
recovery from, butterfly, change, depression, environment,
Form: Couplet
The Night the Truth Stayed SilentThe road was long, the night was cold,
A stranger walked into the town.
His coat was torn, his hat pulled low,
His weary eyes fixed on the ground.
The streets lay still, the lamps burned low,
Behind locked doors, all lay at rest.
But in the bar, the glasses clinked,
As whiskey warmed the sleepless guests.
He stepped inside, the room fell...
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Categories:
recovery from, anger, evil, hero, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
recovery from, 8th grade, blessing, confidence,
Form: Shape
Lost MyselfIf only I'd seen,
Your true colours shine,
Before your poisonous thoughts,
Could ever dominate mine.
Your toxic, degrading comments,
Began taking their toll,
Making me feel worthless,
Tactically destroying my soul.
Manipulating me to believe,
Way too many times,
I was completely crazy,
Guilty of YOUR crimes.
Searching for the evidence,
I could never find,
All just to prove,
Wasn't loosing my mind.
Still to this day,
My anger burns deep,
I...
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Categories:
abuse, recovery from, relationship,
Form: Free verse
ENJOYINGENJOYING
Winter's pain going...
Warm healing spring coming...
Nature...amending...
...
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Categories:
recovery from, hope, life, nature, pain,
Form: Haiku
Plumbers MonologueI am a plumber,
CDM is my companies name,
The initials belong to my sons,
They may work with me one day.
I had a LARGE WHITE van,
Before Covid made all of the
Prices lower.
Later I tried to get different work, a variety,
But I partnered with a no- good man,
And I lost it all again.
I had insurance so I...
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Categories:
recovery from, anger, appreciation, betrayal, business,
Form: Free verse
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