Honestly
Honestly
Will you leave
Others on whom you once depended
That life that past that history ended Continue reading Honestly
Tag: poem
Crook
She said
Be careful
Don’t press your luck
He said
I’m dareful
Let the pressure cook Continue reading Crook
Never
I am firmly committed
To go my own way
Never talk to her again
Until she speaks
Never walk by her side
Until we meet Continue reading Never
Ever
Wherever thou dost create art
There wilt thou also be
Whatever lies in thy heart
Wilt falsely accuse even thee
Whoever plays thy part Continue reading Ever
Sticky post
Medicine
She’s off, off the prescribed regimen
Such a waste of my good medicine
Can’t you see I’m a healthy specimen Continue reading Medicine
Vexed
Vowed to get you out of my mind
Vexed can’t do anything of the kind
Invariably weak no sign of a spine Continue reading Vexed
A prayer
May God grant complete peace
May you know His sweet release
In desperate hours feel His presence
In prosperous days sense His essence
In doubt know His assurance
In certainty show endurance Continue reading A prayer
Corner
Around the corner
Down the street
I found a fool
Who looks a lot like me Continue reading Corner
History
Fell in love with
A faint recollection
Like a broken jukebox
Stuck on one selection
An unspoken request locked
Inside of her rejection Continue reading History
Audrey
If I said you look Like Audrey Hepburn And I like George Peppard Would my advances you spurn Would it now be my turn To swing on your dance card Did you suppose When the band members rose When I … Continue reading Audrey
Squirrel
She squirrels away a place in her heart
Where she keeps a nut like me Continue reading Squirrel
Tongue
Many a man’s tongue Has broken his nose Many a woman’s lips A token of what she knows Like a campfire flames a forest One utterance turns to chorus What pollutes minds fumes from lips Contempt consumes relationships Control the … Continue reading Tongue
Art
Stumbled through the door of your heart Velvety vocals tuned my tension Bumbling, fumbling soul found art Brush brown eyes brewed my attention Simple smile pursed lips beckon Nubile thoughts paint hues of passion Nimble strokes caress the cotton The … Continue reading Art
Silent
Sitting silently nary a word Nothing to say No need to be heard While broken people snap nearby Help unspoken Life sapped They cry Not I Standing silently without speaking Not my place Not my brother for the keeping While … Continue reading Silent
Poetry by Carrick Cross 