Head pounding Hands shaking Cold and sweating Out of breath Barely awake The darkness Closing in Nothing left To fight for Only an abyss of darkness Calling my name About "An Abyss Of Darkness": Honestly, I am not really sure where this poem came from. Sometimes things just come to you, you know. I don't [...]
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A World Full Of Chasms
A world full of chasms An eternal fight between good and evil As it always was And always will be Some gaps will always remain Never to be rectified Black and white minds Unable to grasp the idea That everything can be grey If we just tried. About "A World Full Of Chasms": I feel [...]
Six Word Story #201
Six Word Story Broken does not always equal unmendable. About This Six Word Story: I didn't have anything to share today so I thought why not share a six word story. Especially since I haven't shared one in quite a while recently. And one of my readers mentioned that so I thought why not share [...]
Drowning In The Memories Of You
Drowning in the memories of you. I wake up each morning, gasping for air. My hands reaching out. But there's nothing there. I can still smell you on the other side of my bedsheets. I can still hear your laugh as we lay besides one another. Those perfect moments. When did they end? I never remember the exact moment you turned into a monster. I just [...]
My Biggest Mistake
Photo by Fidan Nazim qizi on Pexels.com You were my biggest mistake Years later And I still believe We were meant to go our separate ways Leaving you Was the smartest decision I made There was no future for us We just were not meant to be You were my biggest mistake And yet I [...]
Our Last Night Together
Brown skin Smoother than chocolate Her bare shoulder Glowing in the candle light The smell of roses fills the air Every second is spent Wrapped in each others arms Because we know Every second Could be our last About "Our Last Night Together": I'm sure a lot of you guys know Sadje and her blog. [...]
Ever So Gently By Lauren Scott Review
About Lauren Scott (Via Amazon) Lauren writes poetry, memoir, and fiction short stories. She lives in California with her husband of thirty-three years and their chocolate lab; they have two grown children. She has authored two collections of poetry: New Day, New Dreams (2013) and Finding a Balance (2015). Her book, More than Coffee: Memories [...]
Standing On A Ledge
I stand here once again My mind barely sane I always find myself at this ledge And each time I pledge To never come back But life sometimes gets off track A part of me wants to jump off it And the other part wants me to hit The reset button life and start over [...]
It’s Going To Be Okay Child
It's going to be okay, Child You can stop crying now I know you feel alone in this world Like you have no one to turn to It's not your fault That no one was there When you needed them most You are not alone anymore Because I'm here with you And together we are [...]
My Very First Hideaway
Fairies and goblins And fairytale cottages The hideaway of a child Whose only escape Was located in her mind Away from the anger and shouting Locked in her room Books became Her closest friends About This Poem: "My Very First Hideaway" is a response to this weeks Moonwashed Weekly Prompt. I saw that image and I [...]