Not in love but close enough
Not a couple but close enough
Years full of close enoughs
To avoid a broken heart
Turned out to be easy
There is a world of people
Who would rather be
A close enough than an us
Category: Poems
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My cat
My cat KaleyIs so very prettyShe’s kind of bigSoft and fluffyA little moodyPrefers to be aloneI try to pat her stillShe might scratchOr even biteBut she purrsWhen she lets meShe always seemsA little surprisedThat I even try toI find I’m gratefulFor the gentle reminderWe all need a touch of love
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Feline intuition
My cat is moody
She likes to be left alone
With one exception
When something is wrong
Then she will sleep beside me
Like she did today
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Locked In
I have got the key
Here inside my pocket
Sliding it under the door
Please let me out
Depression locked me in
I try to turn the knob
It will not budge
I need outside help
lease let me out
Knock if you can hear me
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Together
After a year apart
Due to a deadly virus
We could at last
Safely reunite
As she walked in
She lit up the room
Like heaven must feel
She was no longer
Words on a screen
She was as real
As my stifled tears
She had my heart
In hers
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To Be
You have permission
To feel your pain
In its entirety
Without apology
It does not make you
An ungrateful person
To be heartbroken
To be devastated
To be debilitated
To be enraged
To be shattered
To be in agony
To be hurt
You are allowed
You are human
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Listening
I hear the whisper
Of freedom calling
Yearning for the day
I have forgotten
How it felt to miss it
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No Answer
He is not ignoring you.
She is not ignoring you.
On some pandemic days it’s just easier to be truly alone.
Your choice.
Not one the world made for you.
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Seasonless World
What was bad weather
She wondered gazing
Outside at the snow
It was all the same
On her side
Of the window
She never left home
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NYE 2021
I have no witty remarks
To soften the blows of 2020
Happy wishes feels futile
When prayers are ongoing
Goals and plans feel foolish
With a world of uncertainty
All we can do is choose
To be wiser and kinder
To keep our faith and hope
To resolve not to give up
Together
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Unknown
Waiting for the call
To unlock the answer
Was your worry justified
Trying to think positive
Praying for a negative
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Shawshank Prison
I hope to see you
On the other side Of Shawshank
Ice cold beer is on me
Free as uncaged birds
No space between us
Breathing in ocean air
Our hearts will sing
Our redemption song
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Illness
Illness is a lonely business
Assuring others you are fine
Desperately simultaneously
Needing them there with you
While praying to be left alone
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Fading
She was a shadow
Of her former self
I held her frail hand
Watching her favorite film
She fell asleep before Dorothy got to Oz
I gazed at the wilted roses
In her handcrafted vase
It was not summer anymore
I would soon have to watch
Seasons pass without her
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Endless
Pandemic Daze
The month
The day
The hour
The minute
A constant blur
With one exception
The year
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Look to the Sky
When you find yourself
Broken and beaten down
Beyond the reach of hope
Look to the sky
It’s beauty will rescue you
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Our Stories
This is for those
Battling depression
Grappling with anxiety
Struggling to sleep
Trying to keep their chin up
Trying to find the positive
Trying to stay connected
Forging their way through
Who do not tell a soul
How much they are suffering
For a mountain of reasons
Know that you are not alone
Years from now we will all
Have powerful stories to tell
Of making it through this
We are living them now
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Is it you or me
We should be in love by now
What a mystery
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She can be ice cold
Or so full of love and warmth
Your cold heart defrosts
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You will gain nothing
By expressing your concern
Radio silence
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You choose to tune out
What you prefer not to hear
Tell me the reason
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If it is frightening
To tell him that you love him
He is not your love
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Just let your heart be
Stop trying to control it
Let it take the lead
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In the quiet night
She dances inside my heart
As I fall for her
