A gentle breeze walks
Through my spirit, whispering
A canticulum
Freeing the atrocities
Constantly plaguing my soul
~Tanka
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Bump in the night
The creatures go bump in the night
Causing a fright
Peeking one eye
Trying to hide
White knuckles clinging to covers
Body shudders
Frantic heart beats
For lurking beast
Watching and anticipating
Speculating
One’s very fate
From growing hate
-Minute Poem
Foolish
I’ll provide the illusions
If you’ll draw a conclusion
With your rudimentary intrusion
In the light we’ll persist
To believe though we’re remiss
With finer details, so easily dismissed
Yet we still exist in the dark
Pinching corners of our heart
Where wrong and right ain’t far apart
It’s That Time
When days swiftly fade to night
We think about the coming fright
Plan our dress up to play pretend
It’s the beginning of this year’s end
Ready to pass by in a blink of an eye
Then it’ll be time to do it all again
Twilight Zone
How many days turn
To sleepless nights
That pass us by
In a blink of an eye
Unable to discern
What’s wrong or right
Open the windows
Let the light shine
Breathe in fresh air
Exhale toxic cares
Sink into the pillows
As the terminator aligns
The Long Haul
You can’t be in it just for a day
Your heart needs to be committed to stay
Knowing that there’ll be barriers along the way
To overcome by being honest – mean what you say
Now listen to what isn’t being said
I want you to get it all out of your head
Our words are meant to be shared, spoken and read
So give yourself the permission needed to move ahead
Hunker down it’ll be a long haul
Don’t be afraid I’ll catch you if you fall
Always remember that you’ll never please them all
It’s up to you now, there’s no time left to waste or stall
Prompt from Saturday (thanks Judy!) and for my friends over at the IECWC.
Inhalation
Art by: Alessio Albi
Navigating aquatic passageways
Following the muted light rays
Shining above the calm surface
Breaking through with purpose
Tangled in life’s painful ropes
Restricting the breath of hope
Sinking back into depths below
Following channels that flow
Emerging over and over again
Frightened kids, we call men
Struggling to swim upstream
A daily occupational regime
In response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie – Photo Challenge #120
