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98 · May 29
Eyesight
unnamed May 29
I'm legally blind
is some blindness illegal?
I am so confused!
98 · Jun 12
Hope
unnamed Jun 12
why am I surprised
when hope picks up and leaves me
not leaving a note
97 · May 18
Doubts
unnamed May 18
doubts are like talons
they grip and pierce your story
lies fly in your face.
97 · May 25
Adages
unnamed May 25
in a state of mind
things happening for the best
just an old saying
96 · May 23
Awkward
unnamed May 23
awkwardness aside
the way your glances touched her
leaving me red faced.
96 · May 27
Vindication
unnamed May 27
vindication calms
God has proven others wrong
I've a second chance
96 · Jun 13
Dreams
unnamed Jun 13
dreams swirl in my mind
rafting on the white rapids
swimming with dolphins.
96 · May 27
Carefree
unnamed May 27
sitting on my porch
playful birds chase each other
not caring whose "it".
96 · Jun 9
Existence
unnamed Jun 9
lost within myself
no light nor sound touches me
I merely exist
96 · May 22
Of No Importance
unnamed May 22
I've plenty of time
its piling up before me
just has no substance
95 · Jun 16
Days
unnamed Jun 16
Today Is running slow
Yesterday's dying fast
Tomorrow is in the works
95 · Jun 6
Attention
unnamed Jun 6
attention given
by a visual language
eyes savor the words.
94 · May 28
Despair
unnamed May 28
hoplessness is cold
uninhabitable place
doubt goes there to thrive
94 · May 25
A Battle Within
unnamed May 25
ideas need light
that's the reason why we write
a battle we fight.
94 · Jun 6
Captured
unnamed Jun 6
time can be captured
like fireflies in a jar
memories aglow
94 · Jun 17
Drive By
unnamed Jun 17
Shot down once again
A drive by ultimatum
Sadness makes the rules.
93 · May 30
Aging
unnamed May 30
can you imagine
if we didn't age past twelve
how would we pick a leader
then no televised debates
just rock, paper scissors.
93 · Jun 6
Casualty
unnamed Jun 6
Hope's a casualty
unexpected obstacles
can cast it aside.
92 · May 26
Always
unnamed May 26
you're always with me
physically, in my mind
in my memory
92 · May 23
Jack and Jill
unnamed May 23
their story is sad
they went up the hill for water
Jack and Jill's journey
92 · May 14
Money
unnamed May 14
money is not love
not one in between exists
loves not a purchase
91 · Jun 4
Negative
unnamed Jun 4
negativety
such an unattractive trait
yet you're so pretty
91 · May 27
Beauty Is.....
unnamed May 27
beauty is selfless
respecting other's feelings
beauty is forgiveness.
91 · May 30
Adolescence
unnamed May 30
teenage angst swept through
the tumultuous winds blew
I was once like you.
91 · Jun 4
Untitled
unnamed Jun 4
won't bow down to love
it's not my lord and master;
I need it so much
91 · Jun 9
Outskirts
unnamed Jun 9
the outskirts of love
no party invitations
no phone calls received.
91 · May 18
Writing
unnamed May 18
can't write worth a ****
I had it down yesterday
I'm feeling the block
90 · Jun 1
Dementia
unnamed Jun 1
memories are vague
specific details wiped clean
did your dreams come true?
89 · May 31
Untitled
unnamed May 31
by now we should know
under our skin we're  alike
our hearts break the same.
89 · Jun 16
Darkness
unnamed Jun 16
Where the dark does thrive
In recesses in my mind ,
where I'm not alive
89 · Jun 14
Summer Camp
unnamed Jun 14
Kickin back at camp
Songs and smores , hot dogs and beans
Cowboy boots , blue jeans
89 · Jun 14
Commercials
unnamed Jun 14
TV commercials
Guess my teeth need whitening
They're not really mine.
88 · Jun 5
Two Faced
unnamed Jun 5
Two faces showing
To my back you nip and bite
face to face a saint.
88 · Jun 5
Left Wondering
unnamed Jun 5
It seems so tragic
when dreams are unrealized
wondering what if.....
88 · Jun 5
Cries For Help
unnamed Jun 5
depression, crying
no emotional support
life becomes abstract.
87 · Jun 14
Jester
unnamed Jun 14
Jester tells his jokes
guess you had to be there or
Breathe in what he smokes
87 · Jun 14
Following
unnamed Jun 14
I will follow you
Till the earth and sun collide
Ashes in the wind.
87 · May 25
Badger
unnamed May 25
they ****** for sport
a force to be reckoned with
the honey badger.
87 · Jun 15
Don't Leave
unnamed Jun 15
You can't leave me now
While meteors light the sky
and my dreams close by
86 · Jun 6
Aretha Franklin
unnamed Jun 6
my soul awakens
refreshed and ready to love
healed by Aretha.
86 · May 22
Peace
unnamed May 22
I had a dream once
I had touched a dolphin's skin
peace had a texture.
86 · Jun 4
Damage
unnamed Jun 4
love has damaged me
a rose in a broken vase
debris swept away.
86 · Jun 10
Anxious Night
unnamed Jun 10
sleep , so elusive
the night filled with endless thoughts
twisted lullabies.
85 · May 27
Solitude
unnamed May 27
solitude so sweet
my true self can now be free
I can now be me.
85 · May 20
Allergies
unnamed May 20
pollen fills the air
rapid fire sneezing attacks
a cough joins the choir.
85 · May 20
Broken Hearted
unnamed May 20
broken hearts yearning
hurts worse than being laughed at
it bruises the soul
85 · Jun 13
Grandma's House
unnamed Jun 13
The smell of the crayons
in the old coffee can
The feel of the **** rug
beneath me as I lie coloring.
85 · May 25
Adoption
unnamed May 25
I was adopted
dna like a mutt
at least I'm wanted
85 · Jun 15
Fate
unnamed Jun 15
I'm indifferent
When it comes down to my fate
Should I live or die.
84 · May 29
Choices
unnamed May 29
what does freedom mean
pursuing one's dreams at will
making own choices
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