Tattered and torn, expired from within, with
no expectations in life, nothing left to
anticipate or look forward to.
Requisites being left behind, scattered to
the wind with lifeless content to hold on to.
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Topless palm trees,
not being seen by anyone besides this poet.Placing it’s presence now in a poem to belooked at and recognized.
Through the fiber of my life, joy has built it’s dam, allowing it to flow and conquer worries and fears.
Heart overflowing, spilling out around me.God at the center of it, smiling, laughing at my glee, rejoicing in the use of gifts He has given to me.Desire, plentiful, fills my soul with joyous love and I thank my Lord for His precious gifts to me.
Lately, sorrow fills a heart of love, because life has
door, to a place not known before.Over here I know my husband isn’t the man I married.He’s so forgetful, so emotional with outbursts of rageat times – screaming and hollering for no apparentreason.Leaving things around, not putting anything where itbelongs, tools, papers, dishes disappear – sometimes reappearing in unusual places.To look at him, he seems…
Wind mercilessly blowing smoke in my face, as I sit by the campfire.
Looking out into the night time forest, I can see nothing but dark between the trees.Up above – through the tree branches, the moon smilingly hides for a while.His perfectly round face a reminder of an oreo cookie – the white stuff inside.Stars twinkled and giggled and slid across the skies.Contentedly peaceful, I sighed deep…
Wondering if I matter at all in this sorry world.
Does anyone realize that I am only a shell sitting here in front of them?That there’s nothing left of me inside of what you visually see?Totally drained, no longer caring, wishing only for death.There is no one who can see beneath my eyelids, no way to tell that I have already departed from this horrid…
Looking inside my mind, watching life turn away from me, as I delve into a misty concentration.
Turning away from others – closing my heart – no longer allowing anyone to come close – no longer trusting anyone with my friendship.Inside, becoming a solo journey onto myself.