14 poems not about you
Before I Understood
The mania and the darkness,
the brilliance and the fog,
euphoria
and numbness.
*
Carbon Copy Couples
If you’re exactly alike,
what nuances of the universe
can the other person
open up and teach you?
*
Invincible
The sky is wide
and the earth
limitless beneath the sun
*
No Expectations
I don’t want anyone to
need anything from me,
expect anything.
I don’t want to
let anyone down,
be a disappointment.
I just want to escape.
*
No Need for Drano
When it comes to relationships,
there is no Drano necessary.
My personal life comes equipped
with its own flushing sound.
*
Paradox
She’s a paradox –
the poet
in her navy blue pinstriped suit.
*
Prisoner
The winter of discontent gave way
to a spring of loathing and despair.
Somewhere in between she forgot
what it was to be happy.
The cloud that plagued her
grew to swallow up the members of her family
and suck the joy from every moment
that should have been savored,
cherished.
It was a dull, painful disease
that stalked them all.
*
Reality Sets In
It's always been my assumption
that growing older would be
accompanied
with clarity of mind –
with singularity of purpose.
The past year has shown me quite the opposite...
*
Stopped on a Street Corner
I stopped on a street corner
to capture these words
as they bled from my pen
*
Tiny and Silent
I’m feeling small inside.
It is one of those days
when my footsteps make no sound.
*
Twinkle, twinkle
As we grow older,
the wishes we make
on stars
grow bigger and bolder.
*
Wishing
I want to know
what it is
to have a still heart
and a clear mind.
*
You are my King
You make me feel like
a Queen
an ethereal pedestal
my throne
*
You Were To Blame
I was fine.
My nerves had healed over
the open wound you’d left.
But then, by accident,
not intentional design –
I stumbled into you
and tread at the edge of your world,
resisting the urge
to walk right through.
All at once
the wound was open again,
and a flood of discontent
washed through me.
And you were to blame.
Posted by Amanda at February 13, 2005 05:48 PM
