Category: Poems
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Bleeding Hearts
My Father, find your betrayed childrenAnd hear their silent suffering!They wander the earth with bleeding hearts.Their adulterers cast them aside like rubbishAnd they whore after what’s not theirs.The wives of their youthwalk aimlessly in lonely deserts,And rest in weary caves,Their hearts drip blood like breadcrumbs.Craftily the enemy follows the red trailTo find their hiding places.He…
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The Grass Blade’s Tale
The Grass Blade’s TaleWhile walking over the snow at sunset,I hear small voices at my feet:”Bend down here, and lend us thine ear,For we have a tale to tell.“In winter, we’re coated with morning frost,Then the snow will try to freeze us.Yet under the snow, we patiently waitFor the springtime sun to warm us.”In the…
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Every Time You Watch
Here’s a poem I wrote on July 27, 2018: When you feel an urge—A knife to my throat When you reach for your phone—A slit through my neck When you type in your search—A slap on my face When you browse through the options—A punch to the ground When you click on your choice—A kick…
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An Ode to Grief
Grief is my constant companion—She never leaves my side.She wakes me up in the morning,And puts me to sleep every night.She is a grey cloud above my head,With a quiet, gentle rain —She slowly takes my umbrella and closes it,So I feel her raindrops on my face.We then sit together side by side,On a park…