June 10th, 2023 Cinquain
You are my first thought in the morning and last throughout my sleepless nights.
My self deprecation Are humbling jokes As to starve my ego Not a reflection of self hatred My sense of self
Like a tower of crystal glasses My hope stacks higher Waiting to come crashing down And lacerate my heart below A thousand tiny shards
Rest your head on my shoulder When you’re feeling tired Let me sing of your praises When you need to be inspired Bend my ear to your lips
People always say, “These feelings will fade away” Which ones, love or pain?
In the depths of heartbreak’s icy… Where tears flow freely, leaving t… A soul finds solace in longing’s b… Aching for a love it hopes to rega… The echoes of laughter, once share…
With words left unspoken These promises broken Are washed away by These emotions awoken Forgive the sinner
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
Adrift in the abyss Dappled with distant lights Imagination connects the dots To make sense of this predicament I was anchored on the satellite
When we met You found me At my worst When we loved Time stood still
Are you eating enough? Are you staying hydrated? Are you loving yourself? Or is your breath left bated? Are you sleeping enough?
The World ended, not with a bang, but with a sniffle. a tear. a cracked voice. First came the Horseman of Silenc…
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
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
To Love is to abandon All rational and logic To act out of character And find depth within yourself To love is to put your wants
This hope A cold burning A flame made of shadow Fueled by need and fueled by desir… Goes out