Category Archives: poetry

destroyed.

Trust defiled Lies spoken Dream shattered Heart broken Torn apart Not mended Soul destroyed Love ended Pain suffered Lost closeness Once splendid Now hopeless

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nantucket. #nationallimerickday

Somebody (Meg) may have clued me in that today is National Limerick Day. Of course, I had no idea such a day existed, let alone that it was today. I wanted to finally use “Nantucket” in one of these but … Continue reading

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wrong.

‘Make the right choice’ Swims in the ocean Inside her mind Never hiding Or taking a holiday But all things wrong Lurk like sharks under Once calm waters Always tempting Promising sinful pleasure When the sharks bite They take all … Continue reading

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the best parts.

My steel-blue eyes Make you smile I don’t want you To see me sad You always laugh At my dark humor I only shed tears When I’m alone You know my dreams My burning desires But the impossible ones I keep … Continue reading

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quit.

I believed your words Like a lovesick fool Such a naïve girl Taken in too easily But it took little time For you to slip up and Reveal your true self The talented liar. You begged but You’d already lost … Continue reading

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unforgiven.

unforgiven. I was forgiven Your words, not mine But I am confused Please tell me why You keep rehashing Events from the past I thought it was over That I’d heard the last Maybe you cannot Forget my mistakes I’ve … Continue reading

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mother: a limerick.

mother. We would fight with each other When she made me feel smothered But now I am grown With kids of my own And I have turned into my mother. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! Mind and Life … Continue reading

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always.

always. always she searched life’s endless maze for her one love the man to fill her days She worried her cries would scare him away but she was wrong because he heard and quieted her wails and now he is … Continue reading

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