Category Archives: Poetry
Flash Flood (Freewrite #2)
They say, all the right words with the best intentions
Lyrical geniuses crafting poetic lines to blow your mind and to get your attention,
Low, sweet serenades of love pulsating the drums of your ear,
While they stand behind you pulsating at full attention,
Your desire to be loved makes you ignore the hands that are ascending,
Around the crevices of your breast,
Your heart vigorously pounds through the cavity of your chest
You lick your lips before producing a quiet humming moan
You slightly arch your back and scream the words,
“Daddy Bring It On Home!”
..and now she’s gone
Should have read the label before bringing his book home
Warning – A Poet’s Words Should Not be Read Alone
Flash Flood
Carpe Diem
Her smile emitted light
She was a lighthouse
Helping him navigate through the dark times
Her eyes,
Soothing
Reassuring him that it would be alright
Her voice,
A peaceful force
Calming his nervous soul
He struggled to ignore
The deception of his mind
His past
To move forward
He stood silently at a crossroad
Paralyzed by the potential danger
Looking for an affirmation
That she could be trusted
In his heart he knew
But had already been mislead too many times
In her name
Bravely
He took a step forward
and they embraced the unknown
With a passionate kiss
I Do
I Do
I Understand You Now
The first time
I was too young to understand
The second
I was too bitter to appreciate your beauty
The third
I had built a wall to protect my heart from you
By the fourth
I was convinced you were a thief
Taking things that didn’t belong to you
Selfishly stealing joy from happy people
For no apparent reason
You were
A heartless bastard
Over time
I became numb to your appearances
Unmoved when you reached your hands
From your world into mine
Unafraid of your power
I shifted my focus
From worry and despair
To the resolute action of preparation
I, would not be an easy catch
Bring it Muthafucka
I’m here!!!!
Your visits became more frequent
Each touch
Closer to my heart than the last
Each random invasion into my world
Left me
More emotionally drained than the previous one
Until finally
I became cold
And indifferent to your cries for attention
Matter of fact
To the results of your actions
It is what it is
I would not cry a single tear for you anymore
I believed in my heart
Your actions
Were nothing more than a personal vendetta
To break me down
To beat me until I quit
Until I
Became submissive to your will
You were jealous of my spirit
Why else would you keep
Taking my loved ones from me?
My grandmother,
Lying in excruciating pain
In a hospital bed
Surrounded by praying family
Fighting against
The final stages of a pancreatic cancer
That we all hoped she would overcome,
In her eyes
You could see
She had already been overcome
“I’m ready to go home” she said
“I’m tired”
It was the first time
I saw you clearly
Death,
I think I understand you now
You come in Peace
I thank you
For granting peace to the people I love
Through your actions
You have given the ones who stayed behind
A greater appreciation of life’s beauty
You have brought us closer to one another
Because of you
We no longer take life for granted
We no longer assume we have forever
To achieve our goals
We no longer believe
We have tomorrow to make things right
Death,
By constantly reminding us
Of our mortality
Of our frailty
You have freed us from our arrogance
You have forced us
To understand the meaning of “Before It’s Too Late”
and how important it is to Love
Right now
Thank you
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