YOU CAN’T PLAY

A couple of months ago my daughter came home and quite simply said…I hate being left out.  Some kids on the playground formed a group to perform in the talent show and kicked her out saying they don’t need a 4th.  Yea…rejection sucks.  Being forgotten and ignored sucks.  Yet it is a part of life…

LOVE IN THE STREAM

Written by PassionWriting and HastyWords The breeze caught my eye Stuck in a nearby tree I watched mesmerized As it danced in front of me Dumbstruck and caught in the moment I was enjoying the beauty, Contemplating the harmony And singing to the beats of love. I am not sure when it happened Only that…

THE ROAD AHEAD

  Written by PassionWriting and HastyWords Walking ahead, I turn back I see someone in the middle of the road The face is strikingly similar The eyes are a shade I can never forget!   The air passes quickly by Stirring up the shadows in her hair I try to turn my head away But…

BORROW MY EYES

Written by BrandonBored and HastyWords Please keep Brandon and his friend in your thoughts!     Can it really be true? I see what he does to you Yet you see things different Though it’s happening to you   A gift to look forwards To see what can happen But insight comes from times I…

ASSURANCES OF LOVE

Pharphelonus…thanks for writing with me again 🙂 Written by Pharphelonus and Hastywords Take my hand in yours, my dear And gaze deep into my eyes And know your love is safe with me Built on a passion that never dies Take my arm in yours, my dear And have confidence in your stride And know…

THE VOICE OF INTERNAL DOUBT

Written by The Reclining Gentlemen and Hastywords The voice of internal doubt Raises, drowning delicate confidence Reason has no defense against this bully And quietly surrenders   Eyelids not strong enough To hide the world for long And the heart keeps knocking Trying to break this curse   External reassurances Are ignored as valueless Their…

THE AWAKENING

Stretching my horizons yet again The Reclining Gentlemen and I wrote this Fictional Short together.  Much like the poetic duets we just took turns letting the story tell itself!  Enjoy! The wind was throwing a tantrum outside which usually meant a huge storm was on its way. Lacy was in love with thunderstorms although she…

DEVILISH DESIRE

Daily Prompt: Coming To a Bookshelf Near You Write a summary of the book you’ve always wanted to write for the back cover of its dust jacket. He was the devil but he didn’t want to be anymore.  It was this human woman.  He had been tempting her since she was a child, and had…