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 Jul 2018 Courtney
Darcy Lynn
I am adept
In the art of being okay
I have mastered the craft
Of covering my troubles
I use all sorts of fancy facades
Acrylic, oil, watercolor
You name it.

I can paint over nearly anything

You will never know
How late I was up last night
Or why.

My eyes flicker
Like candlelight
But you couldn’t see
You couldn’t possibly see
I’m too good
For that.

I can dance, too
Waltzing away my sorrows
Carefully tip toe-ing the
Pas-de-I-am-fine
I get a standing ovation every time

I’m very talented, you see.

But my all time favorite
Is my disappearing act
I’m still perfecting it
Right now
But one of these days
I’ll show you
How I
Slip
Slip
Slip
Away

Right through your fingers.
 Jul 2018 Courtney
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the cold breeze never hugged
my body like this
before.

this is new. intoxicating.

looking at my hands.
empty.
there's this
tiny pang of pain subtle enough
to be noticed.

i didn't, at first.

now it's like the daily newspaper,
thrown onto my freshly mowed lawn
of self-judgement,
waiting
for someone to pick it up.

i never do.

maybe if the sun came back,
this wouldn't have happened.
but it didn't.
you didn't.

but it was alright.
you were like the summer
without the overbearing
heat.
you reminded me of
melted ice-cream and
sticky hands.

you are nostalgic.

sadly,
you can't force the sun to
come out
when it's raining.
 Jun 2018 Courtney
wordvango
mating
 Jun 2018 Courtney
wordvango
the yin and the yang
eternal fires
all of the desires of a human being
when still living
is the challenge
blessed be
the stars and why
the planets moons
and other celestial bodies
cause the poet to wax
and wane
the sun drips
like
a
yellow yolk

oozes
down
the gold knots
of my spine
breathe the first of Spring days
the radio plays our favorite song

i see you backwards
quickly
all the times we had
vulnerable;
gone.

the sky is blue, the lake is blue
your eyes are blu
and they say i look like your
sister
oh gods. help me
i can’t feel anything
except you
and everything here is you
Edit: Thanks everybody! I didn’t realize this was a daily until later.
I am a masterpiece
beautifully crafted by you
I am a canvas of bliss
painted in a vibrant hue.
Yet you never admired me
instead, you ignored the beauty within
how cruel is my destiny
the end of me is about to begin.
You disheveled my peace
I pleaded but there was no sound
slowly, piece by piece
I fell on the hard ground.
Soon, I will feel no pain
for the strong me is now awake
one day, I shall stand again
and by then, I'll be a wonderful mosaic.
Early yet I wondered in morning sunlight
Down along the garden stone created way
Naturally and beautiful delights they grew
Welcoming this gentle early garden way

Then I saw an exotic bloom I'd forgotten
I'd given up on it performing some time ago
Facing myself from within a protected spot
As if  saying softly  life's not all that bad its so

Life goes on as if a gentle song if only all to sing
Theres always heartbreak pain to find in life
Almost all of  it could be decided over a table
Sadly  many get kicks out of causing others strife

Theres never an end to destroying others lives
Be it religions politics or I'm king of castle game
With as much positive effort the end result of it
Might allow  blooms like this one sun and rain

Simply and naturally it bloomed undisturbed
Giving what comes naturally be it day or night
Allowing other blooms to do likewise peacefully
With love as it was meant to be without any plight

To think such wisdom comes from an exotic bloom
Distpite what endless others think it should be
Bring love peace of mind and such sublime beauty  
Giving credit to all things positive and naturally

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terrence michael sutton
copyright 2018
 Jun 2018 Courtney
Colm
My mind is flint
My tongue the tinder
A spark that is
Just let me die

These were the passing thoughts of mine
Sometimes I wake up just to write.

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