Poetry – Page 20 – Elusive Silence

Pearls

You hide them well In the deep oceans of your heart Like buried treasure Precious Sometimes they rise up Fighting to escape You battle right back And drown them again But in rare moments The locks give way The storms overwhelm The pearls rise up In all their glory Laden heavy with pain One atContinue reading “Pearls”

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Silence

Silence hangs heavy hereLike a corpse on the tree branchLike air laden with tearsLike my grandfather’s picture on the wallLike the rosary on my wristLike my head in shameLike my feet lost on the waySpeakSo it breaksSet me free

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The door

When you lay me down to rest Don’t put me in a dark casket Lay me on a pile of wood Light the flame and step far back Let me burn down to the bone Ashes left, as I go home Don’t mark the spot or leave a stone Let the grass grow, fed byContinue reading “The door”

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Red

The sun sets over the ocean Pours its fire into my wine cup Red as blood and raging Barely contained Now it looks at me as if teasing Daring me to defy The urge to lift up to my lips And drink and drown fast As strong as the temptation To reach oblivion quick JustContinue reading “Red”

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Lost

Do the petals of a cherry blossom When the pageantry is done Feel lost as they fall away Without direction or home Does the little urchin feel it On the vast ocean floor Carried by the currents Not knowing which way to turn The waves that keep coming Wiping out my words And going backContinue reading “Lost”

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You owe me nothing

I choose to kneel before You I choose to say Your name I choose to seek You in the crowd You don’t have to do the same I want to give of myself To serve You and sit low I want to be the seeker You don’t have to though I hope to be YourContinue reading “You owe me nothing”

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I am the drunk

I am the moss growing in Your shade The leaf falling off Your branch The grain of sand on Your shore The cloud floating along Your blue sky The river flowing down Your mountain The drunk wandering Your earth Call me a fool or call me insane Just keep me close So my illusion remainsContinue reading “I am the drunk”

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Wonder

Most days I am ecstatic In the embrace of a kind word The seduction of a smile The tease of a banter The joy of a conversation The thrill of a shared laugh But sometimes like a thief A doubt sneaks in In a careless cold moment I can’t help but wonder What if theyContinue reading “Wonder”

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So am I

Do you sometimes feel inadequate Undeserving and unwanted Do you stop and wonder why Life as is, was granted Do you build walls around you And sit alone in shame Wondering if you yourself Are the very one to blame Do you hold all your secrets Close to your own heart So no one reallyContinue reading “So am I”

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Just right

If I go to the great mountain Climb just enough high Find just the right spot With just the right view The perfect warm sun With the perfect cool breeze The fragrance of the lilies around me As the air settles in a hush Sit down just so And close my eyes slowly And takeContinue reading “Just right”