relationships – Page 3

Petals

Tried my hand at some form poetry for this latest one. Feel free to roast it, because it definitely needs some work!

People ask meWhen exactlyI saw the flame in your eyesBurn out.To them I say,“Oh perhaps it was just yesterday.”A momentary lapseNo doubt. They do not knowHow I saw the pain growHow your movementsGrew slow.I watch your smile wilt,Swallowed all the guilt.All the feelings HERE,Nothing to show. We mourn for the happy times,Oh, to bring backContinue reading “The Slow March”

My Darling

What a powerful thing to call you My Darling. The One who can give me butterflies Or a pit in my stomach At the turn of a phrase. Bear my soul to you, Hear me scream at you, My Darling. Reunite with you, Forget the fights with you, …My Darling. They say thereContinue reading “My Darling”

The Wolf

I think the saddest part is that I can’t live the illusion anymore. Liked to pretend he was a Wolf playing dangerously with your heart.Didn’t care because that’s part of beingyoung,passionate,mysterious. Right? The Wolf tore through your shield,Your breastplate of steel.Didn’t take very long for the Wolf to behold your flesh and bone. Allowed him toContinue reading “The Wolf”

A Love Story, Interrupted

Content/Trigger Warning: This poem references feelings of depression and anxiety. I told him his eyes remind me of nature,The way the light brown center spreads out and mixes playfully with the green at the edges.I told him I love nothing more than sitting in his parked carEating frozen yogurt with the heat cranked up inContinue reading “A Love Story, Interrupted”