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201 · May 2017
Desire
You sit at your table
Glass of beer in front of you
Gazing at me with desire

I sit at my table
Glass of wine in front of me
Wondering about your desire

What is holding us back from making the move
200 · Nov 2018
micro poem 38
200 · Oct 2017
DAILY COMMUTING
MORNING:
Run to the station
Buy ticket
Buy coffee
Jump on the train
Find a seat
Fall asleep

EVENING:
Run to the station
Find ticket
Buy coffee
Jump on the train
Find a seat
Fall asleep
199 · Mar 2024
insight
she woke up
in the middle
of the night
and realized
that she had
to leave him
if she wanted
to regain
her untroubled self
199 · Oct 2017
Connected
On Sunday I showed
my son the land
he said.
I took him to the woods
that our ancestors
had planted
so that he would learn
what he was part of.

I listened quietly
and wondered
why I had never learned
what I was part of.
199 · Feb 2018
Argument
Ping pong
the words are flying
he is shouting
and she is crying.

Ping pong
he is lying
pretending to care
but even not trying.

Ping pong
I am spying
watching their hatred
and their denying.
199 · Jul 2017
City 1
I am alone
in the big, pulsating city.
Walking through the crowded streets
I watch the faces
of the people rushing past:
so many stories,
so many questions
and no answers.
198 · Jan 2024
New Year’s Resolution
she listens
to the bell
striking twelve times
after the last stroke
she writes down
her resolution
for the new year:
to be true to herself
197 · May 2018
a present
what present would you like?
grandmother asks
a model railway
the little girl says

not a train!
grandmother shakes her head
you are a little girl
what about a doll?
196 · Feb 2018
200 Poems
I
have
written
200 poems

am
I
any wiser

I
have
to 
write
more
195 · Oct 2019
you can do it
you can
do it
he demands

I can
do it
she responds

why do you
not do it
impatiently
he asks

I am not
encouraged
invitingly
she smiles
195 · Jul 2017
Freedom
They feel sorry for me
Because in their eyes
I am a woman
Who has been thrown away
By her husband

What they do not see however
Is that I have picked myself up
And I am now free
To welcome the man
Who deserves me
194 · May 2017
Waiting
It amazes me
how happiness
is slowly taking over
my soul

It makes me calm
and gives me strength
to wait
until our paths
will have finally crossed
194 · Feb 2018
modern haiku 1
sitting on the bed
worrying about sleeping
dreams can be so bad
193 · Sep 2019
micro poem 64
193 · Nov 2019
business trip
she picks up
her phone
and reads
his message:
darling,
arrived in Shanghai,
hot and rainy,
busy schedule,
can’t call every day,
see you
next week

she sighs
and wipes
a tear
from her cheek
as she remembers
smelling
the other woman’s
perfume
when he kissed her
on his return
from Shanghai
191 · Mar 2018
birthday
it is my birthday today
she says
and wonders
what that means
190 · Dec 2018
haiku 38
festive busyness
smell of cinnamon and warmth
happiness returns
190 · May 2017
Why
Why
Why did I spend the night with you
Against the advice of my inner voice

Why did I trust your narratives
Without even knowing you

Why did I think that you would give me comfort and love
When my heart begged me to be careful

There are no answers to such questions
189 · Jan 2018
Age
Age
What is age
the little girl asks.

Age is an empty number
until you fill it with
experience
dreams
ideas
and happiness
her mother responds.

I want age
I want age
the little girl sings
and hugs
her mother.
189 · May 2017
Dreams
I like the way you look at me
Kind and tender and loving

I like the way you touch me
Full of passion and desire

I like the way you hold me
Strong and tight and purposeful

But I do not like the way I meet you
Always in my dreams
188 · Nov 2018
micro poem 37
187 · Mar 2018
complicated
yesterday
you said
you love me

today
you leave me
forever

tomorrow
you will lie
in my arms
186 · Jan 2018
Confused 2
Why do I care
when you do not

Why do I cry
when you just laugh

Why do I leave
when you want to stay

Why am I concerned
when you are not

Why am I confused
when I am with you
185 · Apr 2019
first step
she takes
a deep breath
straightens
her body
and stands tall
I can do it
she smiles
and makes
the first step
to begin her
new journey
184 · Mar 2019
strange
I do not
understand
why you smile
when
everything
seems to go wrong
I say

I know
that
things
will change
she answers
and smiles
182 · Dec 2018
micro poem 46
182 · May 2017
Loss
You were everything to me
my past my present and my future
my joy and my happiness
my hope and my desire
my belief
that life was worthwhile living

And then you left me
180 · Aug 2019
micro poem 60
180 · Apr 2023
green leaves
green leaves
bring hope and joy
signs of renewal
and pleasures to come
179 · Feb 2019
haiku 43
angry storm outside
warmth and comfort in the house
waiting for the change
178 · Nov 2017
Yellow or black
Yellow is my favourite colour
she says
pointing to the yellow sofa.
It reminds me of the sun
and happy holidays in Italy.

I hate yellow
he responds
walking to the black sofa.
It reminds me of a cake
and unhappy times.

Sitting on the yellow sofa
she looks at him
sitting on the black sofa.
She knows she has to make a choice:
yellow or black.
176 · Aug 2019
micro poem 61
174 · Aug 2018
change
I need to change
but I do not know how

I need to change
but I have no courage

I need to change
but I have no vision

I need to change
as I am not happy
173 · Jul 2022
kissing him
what is it like
passionately kissing him
she wonders
and longingly looks
at his lips
is it like eating
ice cream at midnight
or more like accidentally biting
on a jalapeño pepper
173 · Oct 2017
Different Perspectives
I can see
how angry you are
because you believe
I always let you down.

How can I convince you
that this depends on one’s perspective?

I think I shall ask you
to trust me and
to change your perspective
so that you can see my true intentions.
172 · Apr 2023
as free as a bird
she sits
at the window
watching the birds
fly past

why can I not be
as free as a bird
she sighs
longing to spread out
her wings
and leave all
her sorrows
behind
172 · Jun 2017
Haiku 3
Seagulls gliding past
Golden sunrays touch the sea
Mournful weeps my soul
170 · Jan 2019
micro poem 47
170 · May 2017
Silence
You say
I can speak without restrictions
and encourage me
to go beyond my fear

I say
nothing
as I do not want to disappoint you
169 · Mar 2018
happiness and contentment
happiness and contentment
are two words
she knows very well
but they are also two feelings
she has never experienced
168 · Jul 2017
Mountain River
green, clean, ice-cold water
running over
white, round pebbles

always the same
and always changing
just like my life
168 · Jun 2018
For M
she sings
she dances
she smiles
as she has heard
from her friend again

she cooks
she bakes
she makes coffee
as he will visit her
later today

she remembers
she dreams
she imagines
as she is looking forward
to listen to his voice again
167 · May 2017
Past
Those were happy days
you said
when you showed me
the photograph
I can see the sadness and anger
in your eyes
and the desire
to go back into the past
166 · Oct 2017
I think...
I am longing to be loved
But you seem to hate me

I am dreaming of tenderness
But all you can give is pain

I want you to smile at me
But you just turn away

I think I am not the right woman for you
165 · Jun 2017
For M
You say:
I do not want you to change
how you write
because I or anyone else is a reader

I say:
I want you to change
how you read
because your mind expresses concerns
your heart would not know
164 · Jun 2018
Looking into the Mirror
When I look into the mirror
I see a woman
I do not know.
I try to understand her.
What makes her happy
and what makes her sad?
I would like to know
her dreams and her desires,
her secret hopes for
a life full of joy and love.
What are her plans?
Does she have any plans?
She is a stranger
shrouded in mystery.
I wonder if I will ever
understand her.
164 · Jul 2023
getting married again
would you get married again
he asks

only if I can fully trust him
she replies
162 · Jun 2017
Knowing
You say things to me
that nobody has said before
your words are different
and make me think
your narratives meander
through my heart
they touch my soul
they make me smile
and yet I know
that you will hurt me
162 · May 2023
sorrow
looking at
the lush green trees
she weeps
as she fears
that the world
will be less green
for her grandchildren
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