My preacher man teacher
Played on repeat on my radio
As I drove away from him
I was a dark red lipstick
Wearing Mia Wallace
Who had better men
To dance with barefoot
Who needed that guy
Not a shining star like me
Though you never can tell
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A Fighter
A life of perseverance
Is a life well lived
You have seen the dark
You have found the light
You have been wounded
You have healed yourself
You have lost and won
Endured highs and lows
You have lived a life
You fiercely loved
You never stopped
Fighting for it
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Blush
Frantically trying
To wipe away
Her frozen teardrops
Giving away her feelings
He took her hand
She loved him so
Her hot tears melted
Her frozen ones
He wiped the water
From her cheeks gently
With his woolen scarf
Now warm with the blush
Of requited love
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Artist
His watercolor promises
Were breathtaking
Transcendent love
A touch of the divine
Then one darkened day
Pools of light disintegrated
My beloved artist gone
Along with his masterpiece
Blissful dreams dried up
In my heartbroken hands
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He is impossible to mentor
The frustrated old wizard
Balked as he thumped down
In his favorite worn out chair
In a dusty corner of the room
He saw three broken wands
From his mischievous youth
He was meant to teach
How to break the rules
When it could save a life
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He wanted to end the ball
With only a glass slipper left
Then he spotted the maiden
In dirty rags with one shoe
He ran across the room
His heart pounding with joy
Thank heavens you returned
Thank my fairy godmother
She told me not to run from
LoveWe held an unspoken
Agreement to keep quiet
Until the pandemic ended
Wait to be in person
As the months went by
We intentionally forgot
To contact each other
It was easier that way
A cabaret of emotions
Overcame me
When you called to say
I miss youWhat magical energy
Has the power to heal
A broken man in despair
Most would say love
I would venture to say
A force even greater
HopeWhat do you say
You wanna go all in
Dare to allow you
To break me
Dare to allow me
To break you
What do you say
You wanna go all in
We both been
Playing it safe
For longer than
Two people should
Maybe we are both
Ready for real love
What do you say
Do you want to go all inShe is not out of the woods
The doctor said solemnly
While quickly moving on
To the rest of his chaotic day
I did not fault him for that
So many people are not
May never be out of the woods
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A Life Well Lived
A life of perseverance
Is a life well lived
You have seen the dark
You have found the light
You have been wounded
You have healed yourself
You have lost and won
Endured highs and lows
You have lived a life
You fiercely loved
You never stopped
Fighting for it
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Broken
We had only
One belief
In common
Only one
Unshakable
Conviction
Despite
Disagreements
Suspicions
Accusations
Arguments
Possessiveness
A broken record
Of incompatibility
Neither of us
Was ready to go
Our separate ways
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Emily and Sylvia
I wonder if they lived
In the same time period
If Sylvia and Emily
Might have ditched
Marching funerals
Broke the bell jar
Found in their closely
Shared inner experience
Comfort and laughter
Now and then together
In the darkness
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Ghosts
Ghosting is a cutesy name for
Cowardly and rude
Whatever the reason
He wanted to cut ties
He could have just stated it
Ghosting was not about him
Trying to spare my feelings
It was about his discomfort
I can move on from hurt
It is hard to move on
From silence
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May I Have This Dance
Anxiety and depression
Are dance partners
Attempting to #claim
Your days and nights
Spinning you in circles
As hope desperately tries
To cut in
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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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Help
Those who rarely
Ask for help
Have often repeatedly
Been denied it
To be vulnerably
Embarrassed
Again
Is worse than most pain
They must endure
Physically or mentally
If a person who rarely
Asks for help asks you
Do what you can to give
Or get them help
They need it
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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
-
Listening
I hear the whisper
Of freedom calling
Yearning for the day
I have forgotten
How it felt to miss it
-
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
-
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
-
Light the Way
The sky is permanent
Our troubles are not
Lightning piercing
Through this darkness
Reminds us to fight fiercely
For the light of our world
To bring us back home
-
Endless
Pandemic Daze
The month
The day
The hour
The minute
A constant blur
With one exception
The year
