Redux
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge Week 63
need strength to walk
away from pleasure and pain
the remnants of our past
keep me connected to you
my brain thunders
with the memories
of our souls being as one
the connection everlasting
a fleeting hope of resurrection
pins me to you still
a false statement of contrition
tires my commitment
stop playing games
with my affection
break this hold
if it’s not real
please let me break free
Originally published 11/17/2018 on I Write Her.
Inspired by What do you see #226
there’s a demarcation
of our souls
frigid and unreachable
harder with each step
i attempt to reach you
feels like an endless journey
eventually, i’ll give up
frozen to the bone
careful not to retrace my steps
i refuse to make the same mistakes
Inspired by Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Aflutter & Reena’s Xploration Challenge #318
hey lover
really
you fucked me over
you thought i would cry
maybe scream and battle
well, you’re wrong
what i am not is all aflutter
this situation leaves me cold
get your shit
and get out
i never expected callous behavior
not from the white knight in shining armor
yet it was his sword
wielded in the wrong direction
which plunged into my heart
allowing the love to ooze
deflating my chambers
once filled with desire
kintsugi behavior won’t repair
the damage i sustained
i don’t trust the restoration
the attempts to heal us fall short
the woman i’ve become requires more
the standards have changed
he is not worthy anymore
you advance
i retreat
no more moves
the decision didn’t come quickly like rapid-fire
deliberate reflection was needed
him tuning inward for clarity
he needed to move on
she needed to understand
they’d both embark on a different journey now
each holding separate space
separate thoughts
separate lives
he said “no more”
she said “but why”
he said “because it’s over”
tears sprung forth
egos wounded on both sides
both temporarily shell-shocked
he goes on
she goes down
and yet
she will survive
she will heal
she will recover
and she may choose to love again
An ending or a beginning?
Girl Blue – A Love Song by Redcat
Girl blue
What’s love done to you
Girl blue
Your heart torn in two
Whirlwind is through
He has left you for her
His love, never true
Sneaked around, lied to you
Girl blue
What’s love done to you
Girl blue
Your heart torn in two
Pink dreams, crushed, adieu
Sad sorrow, shines from you
Once turtle doves flew
No more dreaming for you
Girl blue
What’s love done to you
Girl blue
Your heart torn in two
No hugs, no rendezvous
Lonely nights before you
Cold winter storms brew
Raging winds to cleanse you
Girl blue
What’s love done to you
Girl blue
Your heart torn in two
of love and honor by Jeff Flesch
houses made
of straw, and
fortresses,
created
on the shifting
sands of time,
without knowing
of another relevant
offering.
ensues,
instability,
during,
the most
prestigious
journey,
of a life lived, of
love known,
and loss
betrothed.
wedded,
hand-in-hand,
we search for reasons,
contemplate
the faltering, and
fight
the quell
on the inside.
battling back,
we retrace
our steps,
and begin to create
new foundations,
one brick at
a time;
laying them
one upon another,
in a fantastic
lattice,
of love
and honor.
Great love can bring out the best and the worse in us…
When I Dream by Penny Wilson & Charles Robert Lindholm
When
I Dream
It’s About You
always has been just
You
No
other person
could ever be
my one and only
Love
I Became a Person That I Didn’t Recognize by Angelique Rose
I walked through golden lit coals without falter
.
.
I burned through the walls of poison ivy without a scratch
.
.
Even being stoned and beaten without release
Was not a match
.
.
My shoulders straight back
My chin never defeated
.
.
I trekked through this life with my head held high
My conscience pure
I had all I needed
.
.
But yesterday
Your fingers slowly released mine
.
.
What was once interlaced
And intertwined
.
.
Was now empty and free
Our love
No longer clandestine
.
.
I felt my legs weak
My hands fumbled
My speech so lost
I stumbled
.
.
Without the support of your grasp
I lost the ground beneath me
I lost the sky above me
Everything I thought I needed
I couldn’t see
.
.
Across the golden lit coals
I cried
Crawled
Despised
.
.
I became a person
That I did not recognize
Redux
I
wish I
could go back.
Fix what I did.
I’d unbreak your heart, make it whole again.
Originally published 9/4/2018 on I Write Her.
in searching for comfort
found was a warm blanket of love
wrapping around my heart
an offering of safety and security
halting all the fears
at the door of our home
our intense passion flowed both ways
gifting each other expressions of nourishment
and declarations of love with our minds and bodies
then…
the roaring waves became still
more like the ebb of ripples in a pond
lapping up against me
and like carved sand on a shoreline
the deep impressions left behind
slowly washed away
leaving only one set of footprints
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