I've written a few poems lately...free verse stuff. I like free verse cuz it doesn't need rhythm or rhyme it's just whatever flows out of you. I wrote all the time when my marriage was ending and still have those poems. I don't know whether they are good or bad but they are full of raw emotion and I can still feel it when I re-read them. I guess lately I've been feeling things again and that brings up a lot of emotion...both hope and fear. So these just kind of came to me...they are what they are.
Burial
I buried my heart In the yard one day Deep in the soil Where it won’t get away It’s down in the dark Where light can’t see Secure in the dirt Never again to flee It can’t be touched But is safe as can be To rot and decay This is now me.
Welcome Back…
Welcome back, my heart You’ve been away awhile Seeking a dark place to hide Where you won’t hurt anymore I’ve found us a new place Where possibility trumps fear And warmth extinguishes cold Where trust is starting to grow As one hand slips into another And smiles blaze brightly You can beat with wild abandon And the world will seem right Welcome back, my heart It’s been a long time The door remains open At least for this night.
The End
Destroy me softly Make no sound Just do it quickly And burn what’s left I see it coming It’s in your eyes You smile, you laugh But it ain’t real Come and get me I won’t resist Don’t have the strength And don’t wanna fight So make it deep Don’t leave any scars Unsightly and permanent That’s not for me So let’s get to it Do it now Do it good Just do it.
