Another full readthroughAnother chance of possibilitiesCould it be good enough?Or receive all hostilities? More confident than everWord count relatively stableAn ambitious endeavor This long coming fable Your heart’s in the wordsHope baits on your breathThe thought riles your nervesThat you might have something yet The thought of a futureFor your beloved creationGet it off theContinue reading “Anxiety of the Budding Novel”
Category Archives: Poems
Tell the Author
When you read a story,What parts do you remember?Is it the characters? The plot?The setting along the way? Is it the details? The morals?What makes you want to stay?In the worlds of an author.So precious. So unique.Do you hope for cliches? Something funny a character will say?Is it the writing that pulls you in?Or theContinue reading “Tell the Author”
Constellation of Scars
What if scars were stars?Lined them up, and what would you see?A constellation of mars Or something more becoming? Every mark is a memoryEvery mark tells a storyOvercome your historyAnd find yourself new glory Line up the scars See the picture they holdIf you make them as starsAnd the new message they’ve told Maybe theContinue reading “Constellation of Scars”
Cairo’s Song
Low, Cairo. Low, Cairo.You’re doing just fine. Slow, Cairo. Slow, Cairo. Just take your time. Look up and around. Just see where you are. There’s no need to frown. All dangers are far. So, breathe, Cairo. Breathe, Cairo. You’re doing your best. Ease, Cairo. Ease, Cairo. You’ll find your breath. I know that you’re scared.Continue reading “Cairo’s Song”
Writer’s Getaway
Step out on a smooth deck, warmed by the sunBreath in the fresh, lake airThe water glistens in the soft morning lightAnd a breeze teases the trees on the shoreNot a motion in sight in this peaceful lake lifeThe world wakes up slowlyYou sit in your chair with coffee in handand smile at a tranquilContinue reading “Writer’s Getaway”
Water
Life’s description, liquid running cold water, A wet field of play to splash away the day, Cold running water A source of energy a source of refreshment, All life appreciates, Cold running water It crashes, it screams, racing to sea In its depths brings the crushing darkness Cold running water To quench, to extinguish, ToContinue reading “Water”
Take a Deep Breath
Take a deep breath You’re doing great No one can say you’re an honest mistake You try so hard To chase a dream And when you failyou’re the only one who’s mean Beat yourself up over an easy undo Because you have everything to prove And if you’re not perfect, you think you loseYou thinkContinue reading “Take a Deep Breath”
A Leap of Faith
What do you do with a future uncertain?When passion conflicts with stability?When relatives’ judgement is a heavy burden?And robs you of all tranquility? Do you pursue the stable and all the money?Have insurance to cover your back?Then no one can sit and call you a dummyFor the independence they claim you lack Four cold wallsContinue reading “A Leap of Faith”
When a Dream Fades
With a quiet tear,You watch as all you hold dear,Just sighs and falls away. There’s no words to be said,It’s more than in your headAnd you’ve not even the energy to pray. Pray and wonder why?All you can do now is cryAs impossible comes knocking at your door. Perhaps it’s your fault?This dream’s come toContinue reading “When a Dream Fades”
For the Escape Artists.
Playing a game. Casting magic. Exploring.Or reading a book of adventure, not boring. Watching a movie of a place far away,Or writing out demons to keep them at bay. What magic there is to be flying the clouds.And wishing you never have to come down. Be a swordsman, a ranger, a solider in space.Something elseContinue reading “For the Escape Artists.”
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