The tragedy came quietly.

So quietly,
I couldn't tell
quite when it arrived.

And who is to say
when tragedy
has ended:

when a life emptied
of its joy
has bloodlet
all the pain that followed?

Or when we decide
that none of it
can be permitted
to call the shots?

#Poetry #BlueskyPoetry

The earth
quaked
and I pictured
the mantle
cracking
and swallowing
me whole,
the world
digesting
my sadness
and the soil
feeding your
fruit
and the fruit
rotting your
teeth
and my karma,
smiling

#vss365 #poetry

Poetry,
You’ve betrayed
Me,
you’ve made me an
Imposter
and told me
I need to foster
new talents;

Poetry,
How could you
do me so wrong?
you’re the worst
country song,
a futile attempt
gone on too long;

Poetry,
maybe tomorrow
I’ll muse
and then my lyrics
will be of more
use

#poetry

His Words

I’ll tell you a story,
one you won’t believe,
once
a cookie-
it took up an entire jar,
so full of chocolate chunks,
brimming with joy;

bite by bite
he chewed the cookie,
savoring
his prey,
he left only crumbs,
claimed he ate none

#poemsabout #bites @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry

As the siren calls,
can’t help but be drawn
in,
swept into her shores,
killed by her rocks,
tortured by her beauty,
overtaken by
lust

#vss365 #poetry

My name is on your finger
I own your body and
Soul, I
Own our lives you pay for,
Get sex whenever I please,
You are my trophy,
Never doubt my control
You’ll be mine forever, you know

#poetry #domesticviolenceawarenessmonth

#vss365

My sin
is you,
choosing
you,
allowing
you,
forgiving
you,
empathizing with
you,
trusting
you,
because
I saw no value
in
me
and my
atonement
may be losing
it all
to be free

#poetry

After some bad news in divorce land #emoetry will be taking a tiny vacation until 10/12 to mentally regroup. My apologies. Just can’t operate.

open.spotify.com/playlist/2jm...

Couldn’t figure my world out so made two playlists. Apple version on request.

open.spotify.com/playlist/3EU...

Another Day

Under your lock
and key
I live
in limbo freedom
wondering
if I’ll ever have my
name
and if
you
will let me survive
with money
I earned
you just usurped;

Under your
lock and key,
my brain
resides
in our basement,
my heart rages
from your
grip

#poetry #domesticviolenceawarenessmonth

In an instance
your head is in
the sand and the world
has spun,
news is
shifting
if you aren’t
paying attention,
now
Jane Doe is
just a gold digging
whore,
even a rapist-
this IS
what they do,
this is circling
the male manifesto
bandwagons-
don’t be fooled

#poetry #cornell #cassiopeian

How long shall I keep this moniker?
Worry lines are tensing
between my brows despite
all the deep breathing them away

Jane Does don't get resolutions
they get doxxed and do not receive
witness protection or
government supports
they get scrutinized and questioned
more than her perpetrators

#poetry

Today’s #poetryprompt:

Just found out Tenerife has a big Francisco Franco statue.

Write me a poem about regrettable monuments to YOUR past

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