LEAVING EVE

Her heart the masterpiece on display As they fidget and fondle and weigh Too busy determining her value The depths to which she will sway It was Adam the first time around She wasn’t worth his sacred ground Cavorting with thieves and harlots She found simplicity to be profound Too many smiles litter the floor…

IT’S IN THE PIECES

I wrote this when I first started blogging.  I guess relationships are something I have always over analyzed and today is no different.  Words4jp made me think of this poem I wrote so long ago. Our relationship wouldn’t last long It was nearly over before it even began I knew it even as I held…

MOMSTERS IN THE DARK

    I posted a poem/story/photograph earlier today. In the photograph I mentioned Kristina Hickman.  In linking her name to a post she did earlier this year I found this one. Kristina is important to me.  She is important to my family. Kristina, I love you… THIS poem… I am so sorry… I wish I…

THE GRAVE REALITY OF LOSS

I would like to thank this new duet partner for being so patient with me.  My email becomes a scary place to tread when I let it get cluttered.  Please visit and support this wonderfully talented and patient man!   Written by James Sanders and HastyWords   This morning something was quietly different The sky…

ALONE

Originally posted on Shackled and Crowned:
I fear I feel alone Amidst chaos that precedes That day. Beautiful hardships and Communication woes. We will rejoice in it’s Beauty and serenity. Maybe. I fear I feel alone Amidst such beautiful Chaos. Uncertainty sprains my Lovers leap. I fall, where it hurts. Bruises don’t heal, alone… And…

BEYOND THE TRUTH

Another poem written with a wonderful friend Alex Hicks from Into Dawn Written by Alex Hicks and HastyWords How do I overcome This pain of a broken heart How do I fix myself I don’t know where to start   I feel overwhelmed Disabled inside this emptiness You left me hollow and numb Inside a…

GRAVE REMINDER

  Written by John Bentz and HastyWords Creaking trees ice-laden Limbs snapping, echoing Eerie quiet unsettling My heart shaking in the dark   I can feel your angry eyes Staring at me from beyond Your fingers digging into my flesh A ghostly reminder of your touch   The burden that you laid upon me Is…

CURSED GAME

One of my very first duet partners has also become one of my most faithful and loving friends.  She is on my bucket list to meet in person some day!  I love you Shruti.  I doubt there is anyone who hasn’t visited her blog but if you haven’t then what are you waiting for?  A…

Letter to Brian

Originally posted on LATENT CONFESSIONS:
To my dear friend, I extend my hand, but your outstretched arms were not close enough for me to reach. I want to embrace you, but your weak body and soul are too far for me to hold. I want to ease your pain, but I cannot mend your wounds.…