Tag: poetry
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Better Person
I know what you’ll say, And in some respects you may be right, But you make me want to be a better person,The version of me that you see reflected in front of you,The open, confident, unguarded, vulnerable one,The one so sure of herself, nothing moves her compass,A better person, where I live for myself,Assured…
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Anchor Love
Your love for me so evident,As if its physical representation can be touched,A love that anchors me,Steady and assuring,Weighted and ever present,One that mirrors me,Reflects back the love I give,And gives it bountifully back to me,One that rips me right open in all of the necessary ways,Makes me question my self-doubt,Challenges me to see my…
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The Empty Side of the Bed
Some days I enjoy the peace and quiet,Other days the silence can be so very loud in my mind, Not having someone to share the mundane parts of everyday life,Someone to wrap their arms around you,Cacooning you after a rough day,Having deep, connecting conversations, Instead, I am laughing into my phone, when in reality,I wish…
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Three Dots
I often think about it,How sometimes the quietness of my phoneMeans a lack of care for me,I keep going through loops,Trying to shift my thoughts,Reminding myself that,The silence doesn’t equate to a rejection,The thoughts circling your mind, Are merely that, thoughts,None of which are based on any reality,Even if it does mean that no one…
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Words
Words have always been my forté,Flowing from my tongue with ease,But when the thought of you crosses my mind,I get a rush of emotion and they fail me,Like a rushed breath on a warm summer’s day,Waves and waves of emotions so strong, they block my mind,And what seems to populate my thoughts,Are all of the…