Unlatch Poems - Poems about Unlatch

Along the Way

...The raindrops fall into the paper cup of tea
The teabag shrinks as if it could be my remark
Unlatch the green door to the childlike mystery
It’s possible again to enter that old park 
The busts a...

Wounds like windows

...Wounds, like windows,
when opened,
let in light and the breath of something new.
But it takes courage
to unlatch what pain has sealed shut.

We board them up,
plaster the cracks,
pretend the ...

Slurring at the Elephant in the Room

...How many times have we met? I don't have thick skin
if I were to come under the needle of a vet;

barf would linger on clothes that aren't yet washed
down by the hose of a zoo attendant.

The s...

The Cheater

...I gave you my body,
I gave you my soul,
I gave you my heart, 
Until we get old.

Your lies and the hiding,
Have all but nearly ruined me,
The lies and the cheating,
The trauma runs through me...

Mother Nature's Way

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In ancient mythology the Apple is one of the most sacred trees. Symbolizing  good health and future happiness. Since ancient times it has also been known as the 'Tree of Love' asso...

dreams

...Across the broken days of pride
unlatch the door for the boreholes
Her freckles shine in the emerald sun
Her hopes are the same as yours
She runs
solace is what she prays for 

A veil of tears...

Am I Your Eye

...am I not this
being
in your eye
am I

a small fly
stuns my sight
i am a burning horizon of wonder
i perceive the inconceivable

we exist in the same unmoving moment
as if you and i
were c...

Standing Ground

...

I
awake,
to movement
up the stairway,
along the hallway,
stealthily to my door.
I cower, crouch down, hidden.
Then hear the bedroom door unlatch,
hold tight my breath through purs...

The Other Side of the Gate

...The other side of the Gate

There’s a feeling of sadness
A feeling of loss
A feeling of loneliness
A melancholy feeling
It washes over me
 As I make my way to the garden

 I unlatch the old ...

Antics On the Court

...When players take part in a sport,
At times they may prance and cavort
But it spoils the game
(Though the crowds are aflame)
When deportment comes up a bit short.

Like in tennis, one player’s ...

Cancer Patience

...A blowing wind spins up from the still and serene
Late at night a summer heat
When the sun’s not there to instigate

Knocks upon the old forest doors
Jiggles handles of Walnut trees
Latch unlat...

Florida Man 2

...
An ATM laughed at his check,
so Florida man said, “The heck?”
He took out his hatchet
to try to unlatch it,
So the cops bounced him onto the deck.


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Actual hea...

Zero Days

...When I have zero days -
a chill fills the hearth, earth-pillow’s under my moan;
hushed hallways.

Of zero hours -
can’t hear them pray, the silent tone
devours.

The tick -
seconds to own…
...

Ghosts-You Bet

...friend’s bet…
   a threat

d r e a r y
          e e r i e

haunted
daunted

             gate creaks
                  fear speaks

alone
no phone

old house -
ghosts rouse?

     ...

Some Unsolicited Advice

...Turn off the alarm before you unlatch,
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
No two snowflakes, they say, ever match
Sneaky shysters are very hard to catch,
Don't ruin torn jeans with a bra...

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