Rapcallion
65/F/Parrish, Florida
Pat Raia is a professional journalist who has covered international business, crime and politics and now covers welfare, litigation and litigation for equine industry publications including The Horse and Horse Illustrated. She is a lifelong poet.
I
only
agreed
to visit
you
to see
if
you
could
cook
never
did
I
ever dream
you'd
be
so good
at
it
Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021 at 5:53 PM UTC
The
sky is
the kind
of gray
that
it
gets in
the fall –
even here
where
the temperature
barely changes
and
the trees
keep their leaves -
The sky
and
the air
and
the breeze
make me
ache –
like
I'm waiting
for something
that
never really
gets here –
like
I'm yearning
for something
that
I can
barely imagine.
May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020 at 8:24 AM UTC
Betrayal
disappointment
disrespect
they're
the prices
that
we pay
when
we
imagine
Eden
Jun 20, 2019
Jun 20, 2019 at 10:47 AM UTC
Safety
is
a card trick
a slight of hand
a conjure
something
people
fabricate
to
help them
stay
alive -
We
are all
illusionists
at
one time
or
another -
Without
a little
magic
we
just
can't
survive
Jun 20, 2019
Jun 20, 2019 at 10:03 AM UTC
I'll
show
you
my collection
of
beautifully
broken
things -
A doll
with
one eye
missing
A half-shattered
porcelain
cup
A spoon
too bent
to sip
from
a disc
too scratched
to play -
I'll
show you
my collection
if
you
show me
yours
Apr 7, 2019
Apr 7, 2019 at 8:27 AM UTC
Let's
do something
you
can't do
like
lasso
the moon
like
paint
a mural
on
a snail's shell
like
make
a mute
bird
sing
Now
let's
do something
I
can't do
like
love you
Apr 7, 2019
Apr 7, 2019 at 8:26 AM UTC
I've
asked
for
forgiveness
and
I've
prayed
for
grace
I've
asked
God
to make
me
good -
just
not
right
away
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2018 at 4:44 PM UTC
It's
easy
to get
tired
in
the middle
of
a battle
in
a war
you don't
expect
to win
but
try
to underestimate
me
and
it is
war
no more
it's
personal
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2018 at 4:42 PM UTC
A dozen
misunderstandings
at least
one hundred
slights
Thousands of
small indignities
that
can't be
overlooked -
A million
brand new
chances
to get
to alright -
Your heart
is no
accountant -
but
mine
is
Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 at 4:46 PM UTC
My father
gave up
half
his life
saving
his bother's
skin
protecting
his sister's
virtue
keeping
his father
rich
So
he never
understood
what
I had
become
and why
I'd
grown
unwilling
to do
anything
he had
done
Nov 1, 2018
Nov 1, 2018 at 3:43 PM UTC