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Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

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Who are you?
Peeking out from behind
Those dark daring eyes
Waiting
     Hoping
          Knowing
Life will soon begin
Something new, different
Away from the dullness
That surrounds you

Who are you?
Behind that face of gold
Your heart pounding
Desires reaching out
Waiting
     Hoping
          Knowing
Something new will overcome
Changing that golden tone
Shedding light on what remains.

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

One to Ten, Who is Pretend?

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Xander Delamour

One to Ten, Who is Pretend?

The saying goes like this
"Ignorance is Bliss"
I can now see you inside
Without a rose-colored eye

My heart was aching
But now
I'm faking
A smile

One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six
Don't hate this mix
They are what's real
You'll come to love 'em
When you begin to feel

Separation, Sorrow, Sadness
Something you'll have to wait for with
Gladness

Oops, better hold your breath
'Cuz pretty soon you'll find you own no depth
Too bad you're still hating on me
Clear as my vision can see

Distance and time
That's what's healing my mind, but
Back again with others to see
You'll pretend that you still love me

Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
Looks like this chapter has come to an end
You've wasted my time and
Spent my last dime

Are you real, or are you fake?
Take a look in the mirror, but
Beware
You'll feel the bite of a snake

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Hope and Truth

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Alon Calinao Dy

Hope and Truth

Hope...

My hope,
A fountain of hope
That continues
To flow like water.

My hope,
A precious gift
From the start
By Almighty God above.

My hope,
My never ending hope
That gives me good reasons
To smile always.

My hope,
A promising hope
With full of potentials
To fulfill all my dreams.

Truth...

Sometimes,
Bad things happen in life.
No matter how you try to hide,
No matter how you try to protect,
And pretend that everything is alright,
Truth always comes out
And finds out anyways.
Indeed,
Being honest to yourself and in God
And doing only what is right
Are the things that you need...

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Never Look Back

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Loraine Fromm

Never Look Back

NEVER LOOK BACK

Some advice I gave my children
Right from their early years
Never regret the life you led
But look to your life ahead

Never go back after moving on
Because things are not the same
For whatever the reason it ended
You must take some of the blame

I have seen some people return
To the life that they once claimed
But once again it ends in disaster
With feeling crippled and maimed

So open your minds and hearts
To a life that needs to move on
With all the emotions we lacked
And you will never look back

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Thank You HP

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Red Starr

Thank You HP

Uplift me
Lift me up
I'm so far down
Sometimes these words
Are all I have
Your words
On paper
HP
Tears behind my eyes
Held back only by the veil
The veil of my pride
Battle through
The deep
Violet, black, indigo, vertigo
Demon of grief
Starts at the root
Travels up
'Til it becomes bile in my throat
Escape in your words
Escape in your worlds
HP
Foreign languages
You sometimes speak
Causes me to think
In tongues I didn't think I knew
Breaks me from my rumination
For dashed moments in time
Heart heaviness
Leaden on my chest
Lifts
Thank you
HP

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

"Me"ss

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Red Starr

"Me"ss

This now too?
What comes next?
Why am I such
A
******
Up
Mess...

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Crack (10 w)

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Red Starr

Crack (10 w)

glass monkey
on a shelf
he
threw
the first
stone

Speaking of my ex-husband who put me on a pedestal, wanted me to perform/be a person I didn't want to be. I tried hard to be. I felt like I wore a mask on the outside and was another person on the inside. He was abusive and I could do no right in his eyes.

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Twisted Barbie

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

Red Starr

Twisted Barbie

Ballerina Barbie
Twisted, bending back
Awkward posing
Woman-doll
You painted her in black
She used to float
A sun-stream ray
Stars lit up her eyes
You took advantage
Of her light
With prying nicks and barbs
Cuts and slaps
Tore at her heart
You slowly wore away
The shining brightness that she was
Bound her like a slave
Until she woke
One foggy night
Shaking like a leaf
Vulnerable, but strong inside
She knew she had to leave
She ran straight through the wispy fog
and turned the golden key
She turned and pushed and turned and pushed
The car would go nowhere
She looked into her rear view mirror
And saw you standing there
The metal cap held in your hands
A smirk upon your face
"You twisted, broken Barbie doll
Will never leave this place."

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

One Goodbye

Mar 2013 linda tompkins miller

April Watson

One Goodbye

Every time I pass you by
Sparks fly or at least they do in my eyes
I thought one conversation would ignite
What would be a new chapter of my life
I wanted to exchange stories and fears
Maybe even buried thoughts and tears

But I was wrong
I've allowed myself to hope for too long
I wanted to share words and phrases
But all we've shared are a couple of soundless gazes

Instead of hopes and years
Journeys and cares
You gave me your silent eyes and simple smile
When I wanted the sky and a single soul to stay by me for awhile
When I needed someone, anyone to give me try
Instead you gave me a head full of day dreams and comforting lies
Fueling a heart filled with constant denies
Soothing a stomach bursting with fluttering butterflies

It maybe silly to dwell on what hasn't happened
But the worst part is the lost chance of what could have been
I crave the chance to say hello a million times
I want to earn the chance to say only one goodbye