Goodbye, Granny
Oh, granny, all I can do is sigh It’s time to say goodbye . As the memories from the past make me cry It’s time to say goodbye . I know you can no more reply It’s time to say goodbye . Though I continue to […]
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Draw the Lines
Boundaries, some say, aren’t good Lines cause differences they claim Free for all is their motto Right to be in your space is their slogan . Is it really so, I wonder Would you like me to dictate terms To tell you what to eat, wear, drink, & do To breathe down your neck To […]
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Baby Steps, Baby
Baby steps, one at a time, she tries to take Wobbling, shaking, and trying not to stumble A hand stretched in the front, searching for support . I extend my arm, wriggling the fingers in encouragement She grins, a toothless smile fixed on her cute face . Her knife gleams in the dark before slicing […]
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That's How it Had to End
Thank you, sweetheart, I whisper my gratitude My lips close to your ears As you lay in a scarlet pool Withering and twisting Like a wayward leaf on an autumn noon . It’s okay, I tell you Pushing the knife deeper Into the guts that dared to annoy me While you gasp for breath Hands […]
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Shakuntala
A daughter of a nymph Left in a humble abode To grow in a forest Among the plants, trees, animals, & birds She was the epitome of beauty and love With a heart of gold That pinned for the lover- A king who couldn’t remember his pledge .Shall we blame the angry sage for his […]
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On the Shore
Far Away On the shore I sat watching The blue waves dancing Under the night sky Hoping you would Come back home To my Heart
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You Always Said…
Trigger Warning: The poem contains incidents of self-harm ***** When the flowers lay crushed on the ground It was an accident you said * When the succulents began to die in succession It was an accident you said * When the pages of the books were found in the bin It was an accident you […]
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Little Fingers
The pebbles tickled her tiny feet As she raced across the sand to pick a shell Soft waves rolled over one another Foaming with bubbles of delight at the musical laughter … As she raced across the sand to pick a shell The pearl’s broken home was no longer empty Foaming with bubbles of delight […]
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The Maze of Lines
They lay all around In grey, brown and black. My heart lurched, Making me stumble and gasp. Where do they lead? Everywhere, nowhere. With blurry eyes, I stared Helpless as the maze chocked me. Huddling into my thin coat, I sat invisible on the small rock As cars whizzed by On the busy […]
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Winter’s Sorrow
How I wish This heart would ache As the little girl sold Soggy matches in the cold. How I wish This snow would soften As the tiny toes numbed Within worn-out boots, two sizes big. How I wish This frost would thaw As the stiff, wrinkled hands Trembled to hold the pail. […]
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