The Storm

The ship sails Gliding smoothly across calm waters The occasional ripple can be felt Like a speedbump in a road Up and over we go… Not even a drop spilled. Somewhere along the journey a rain begins Not a rain, a mist.  A drizzle. But a storm is brewing You can see it in the... Continue Reading →

Take Note:

Take note: I am not the woman I once was not the woman you knew Your lies transformed me. I used to say you broke me, but I am growth I am competence I am resilience I am independence Take note: Your secrets did damage my soul but it was fleeting. temporary breakage I have... Continue Reading →

Thank You

Who am I?  Who is this woman I’ve become? Independent Resilient Powerful Adventurous Strong I am not the girl I used to be And I have your betrayal to thank for that. So, thank you. Thank you for leaving me on my own To learn, To live, To work, To drive, To travel, To excel,... Continue Reading →

Watch me leave

Sunrises and sunsets Foreign lands exciting peoople exotic foods I want to see it hear it taste it all Planes, trains and ships It matters not I'll get there in my own time, one way or another Without you. Goodbye Au revoir Ciao

Butterflies

That fateful day The day I said goodbye Without words That day was the end The end of an era a lifetime a future You broke it all You broke me And I'll never be the same I may not be better But I'll be okay. A new me A new lifetime A new future... Continue Reading →

Knock The Shine Off

As you slowly disappear I remind myself to Knock the shine off As your memory haunts me at night I remind myself to Knock the shine off In the quiet and the still I remind myself to Knock the shine off As I slowly push over The pedestal I placed you on I remind myself... Continue Reading →

Trying to Remember

Can I love the new you? Where did you go? The man I knew Gone Missing Broken Bound by guilt Regret Self-loathing Can't sleep Can't love Me, but she... Is she the one? You happily ever after Does she, Can she Love you like I did I don't believe that anyone can What did I... Continue Reading →

On My Own

Moving on. I wake up alone but on my own I have my coffee alone but on my own I get ready for work and I drive. Alone but on my own I take my meds all on my own I sit. In a quiet space. Alone But I exist. I'm not thriving but I'm... Continue Reading →

Happily Ever After

Words forsake me Nothing to be said You have so much in common Why try so hard Why change who you are You have a connection Not with the real you Who is this you Your dress Your music Your spirituality Your heartlessness Your abandonment You wanted more than me You needed what I am... Continue Reading →

Empty Spaces

Empty spaces Blackness enshrines A world once sparkling With words, phrases Poetry Love and passion Fear and pain Blackness envelopes Her every thought A blacksmith of emotion Emotions so raw She wishes to return in time To a world of words They must be strewn Across the page

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