I wish to write My own eulogy To tell the story Of my life As a rhapsody Of mistold memories A jagged melody Born of reverie An elegy A parody With obscenity To remedy The tragedy That my passing Will inevitably be Response to Word of the Day Challenge prompts: rhapsody & jagged
Category: Love, Life & Loss
Doubt
Do you ever wish we'd never met? Or maybe in the future But not yet? Was the timing just not right For this to work without a fight Or were we destined from the start To end in tears? Maybe this is how we're meant to be A constant battle with the doubt Do… Continue reading Doubt
Tattered Heart
I need to knit me a sweater From the strands Of my tattered heart - So weathered and worn - To keep me warm On these dark nights spent Without you The world is so cold Since you left Response to the Word of the Day Challenge prompt: knit
Just A Little Bit Broken
You tell me that You're broken As though It's a reason For me not to love you And simply walk away But it's never going to happen Like how I still drink my coffee Every morning from my favourite mug Despite the chipped rim And cracked handle Knowing that one day It will cut… Continue reading Just A Little Bit Broken
Karaoke Heart
Your heart sings along To songs it's never heard before Words it doesn't even know And barely understands No clue as to the meaning No idea of the melody Regurgitating someone else's lines Like the world's worst karaoke Response to the Word of the Day Challenge prompt: karaoke
Children of Our Hearts
Our dreams Are the children Of our hearts And our minds So let them run wild And play Allow them To experience What the world has to offer Let them fall And fail And feel pain For they will learn And they will grow Nourished by experience And one day They will succeed They will… Continue reading Children of Our Hearts
Russian Roulette
Life often feels like little more Than a game of Russian Roulette Relief at every trigger pull Ending only in a hammer click Before you're once again reminded There's still a bullet loaded And each lucky escape Is one less empty chamber Between you And the final round In response to the Word of… Continue reading Russian Roulette
In Sync
Let's sing You and me Out of tune Out of key Let's dance You and I Out of step Out of time Because I don't care What others think As long as our hearts Beat in sync
Know Your Worth
Know your worth Before looking to appease others Or allowing others To label you And stick a price On your forehead So that if they value you Less than you know your worth to be Then you will know That they are not worth your time
Second Gear
I can't seem to make it out of second gear Crawling my way through yet another year I don't know what of but I'm afraid And the overwhelming uncertainty and fear Keeps me from shifting gear I can't get the clutch to engage I see the others in fast lane Passing me by And I… Continue reading Second Gear
