Nite - Hello Poetry

Nite Dec 2018

Do you hear that?

The sound of birds chirping in their nests
Of people crying and beating their chests

The sound of a mother cooing to her child
Of the teenagers going wild

The sound of a couple arguing with raised voices
Of the gamblers indulging in their vices

I do

The sound of a heart beating with love
Of sweet nothings carried on the wings of a dove

The sound of forgiveness being granted
Of the razor blade of hurt being blunted

I don't...........

All I hear is the sound of silence

#thesoundofsilence

Nite Feb 2018

Cascade of Colours

Red, orange, yellow, green and blue
Love, passion, intelligent, loyal and ambitious too

Not to forget the nobility and mystery of violet and indigo
Amidst the righteous wrath and aggressive thirst of red, orange and yellow

Tempered with the peace, wisdom and magic of green, purple and blue
You're my cascade of colours,
My rainbow, I love you.

Happy Valentine's Day. I love you. :)

#rainbow #cascadeofcolours

Oct 2017

shrumeling

recovery

it's your presence
that keeps me grounded
it's your boundless love
that keeps me hopeful
and it's your relentlessness
that keeps me alive.

you are the biggest part
of my recovery.

#recovery #hope #love

Nite Oct 2017

I swear

Choking, grasping for air
Crowded thoughts more than I can bear

Succour once promised by lips
While they hid knives that destroyed friendships

Ghosts that disappear
When the worst is here

Burning with pain
To the floor I crumple as my self is slain

But give up I will not
I will not lie down and rot

This pain I shall embrace
Their lessons I will face

For make no mistake
I will not break

With my head held high
To these chains I will say goodbye

My happiness I have not forswore
I swear, **I shall rise once more!

#iswear #iamnotoveryet #ishallriseoncemore

Oct 2017

jalc

Rainy days

Hold on to the memory of sunshine
Yellow rays turned to a white blaze
Warming you to the inside
Burning life into you.

Hold on to the halcyon days
Of early sunrise and late sunset
When you had all the time
And none to waste.

Hold on to the promise of light
Rare in these grey days
A pale watery imitation
Glimmering in the clouds

Hold on to these gloomy spells
Where dawn and day and dusk
Have melted into the same
And your stocks are empty
That you might bask longer
When the light returns

I like rainy days as much as the next person, until it gets too much.

Nite Aug 2017

The Last Act

A sigh of contentment
Tired muscles loosening up
In the heat of the water
I watch the steam rise
Hoping, praying with this act
My worries dissipate

I pick it up and admire its form
Through the wave of heat
There's still a glint

The glint of steel,
The keen edge
As it parts the flesh and
the ruby river of my life comes rushing out

I let my hands rest by my sides
Allowing the water to ease my troubles
As I lay my head back
And close my eyes

#thelastact

Nite Aug 2017

The Call

The sweet, sweet surrender
The cool embrace of the void
The absence of thoughts
The promise of an end to suffering

Do you hear it?

The Darkness

**It beckons.....

Too many talented souls out there have taken their own lives.

Having had friends who went down the same road and having had those same thoughts myself, I sort of understand why they would choose that.

God rest their souls.

#thecall #thedarkness #itbeckons