Knockout

Photo credited to Unsplash   Chest tightens Breaths are slow and heavy You are frightened It knocks the wind out of you Didn’t expect the unexpected   Was it truly a ruse Do you feel used The writing was on the wall You ignored it word for word Can’t complain The sign read:  “Beware, deceit […]

Appetite

Photo credited to Unsplash   When appetite controls our actions we transform into roaming wild horses stampeding down mountains We can’t be satiated Like a tiger we are on the hunt It is a feeding frenzy destroying whatever gets in our way No remorse It is all about feeding our inflatable ego   It is […]

Life

Life is a transition It moves through hills and valleys Cascading like snow down mountains   The road is long and winding crisscrossing over rocky terrain Your inner sight is your only light   You are on a trail blazing through fire and hail Your only cover is your faith   When all else fails […]

Pantomime

Life has no play book There are no decks of cards No suite of Kings and Queens Spades Diamonds Hearts or Clubs   Whether dealer or loser It all revolves around our currency Money Hatred Greed or Envy   Like a hoarder of goods greed and avarice becomes one’s bedfellow and then we bellow not […]

Bamboozled

When what you say is echoed back to you There is no debate It’s all yea, yea It is a set up You know that   When you are told what you want to hear You believe it because you feel it is sincere It is a set up You know that   Like the […]

Weight

Weight can weigh you down If all you think of is the scale There is no middle ground Your idea of weight distorts your gaze   Weight is weighty words It is written with precision No waning or waxing It is all predestined   There is no place for fallacy Weight can be your legacy […]

Romance and Love

The romatization of love is like the light of a candle It flickers on and on until it extinguishes and the flames are gone   True love is love that is nurtured within not dependent on external circumstances or claims of love from someone else This love is the only one that lasts forever There […]

Love Letter

I am writing you an open letter to remind you of how grateful I am to you.    Thanks for your patience and your love.  For waiting on me, cooking for me, helping me through the good times and the bad times.  For consoling me when you need to and for caressing, hugging and kissing […]