June 11th, 2023 Cinquain
flicker flicker
I want to walk away I want this hope to stay I’m twisted and torn My promise, I’m sworn To see you again someday
I drank you in Like a fish Gasping for water Little did I know You were a shark
As the waves crash along the shore Which seems so far away, I ask myself; Why do I swim? Pushed from a ship
I cut this final cord. So why do I still feel bound? Oh, another cord.
Adrift in the abyss Dappled with distant lights Imagination connects the dots To make sense of this predicament I was anchored on the satellite
You were the light of my life So tell me why You decided to burn it to cinders And leave me in darkness
One day I hope your love Will reunite with mine Or so I tell myself because It won’t
Rain & sun Flowers bloom Spring has sprung Fading the gloom In summers heat
With words left unspoken These promises broken Are washed away by These emotions awoken Forgive the sinner
Do not assume these words of hurt Are directed at you I have bared to you my heart and s… Yet our words remained withheld Do not assume these words of pain
When we met You found me At my worst When we loved Time stood still
Waste my time Or break my heart You don’t get both
The World ended, not with a bang, but with a sniffle. a tear. a cracked voice. First came the Horseman of Silenc…
It would be easier If I could hate you If you had so utterly decimated me That I couldn’t stand again It would be easier
It’s not the familiarity It’s not the loneliness It’s not the memories It’s not the safety It’s not the comfortability