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In the mango tree
a pair of crows
have made a new home.

While up on the roof
watering the plants
I see the heavenly sight
how they raise their beak
to swallow the trickles
before the heat ***** away
and having this little favor
they're back in usual mood
cawing at their hoarsest
stay away, stay away
come no way near nest

which I do my best to do
stealing a look when they're away
at the three blue nuggets
happy in the thought of
little red hungry mouths

broken
the mangoes would grow
around an empty home.
i've only ever admired
two different boys
that could both sing,
which sets my soul on fire.

one of them
will always hold
a part of my heart,


the other doesn't
even know where
it starts.
or does he sing off key?
 May 2017 Richard Grahn
Nylee
Just expect sun
     to come every morning
and nothing else
 May 2017 Richard Grahn
Rainnymph
At the inn
Really needed salvation
She cried out loud
Loosing her voice
There was nobody to hear her
And anyway
The violent rain outside
Would have made it impossible
For the sound to break through
Even the odd monk
She met today
Blessing her with the holy oil
Promissing to meet in heaven
Cannot save her from herself
Here, in the middle of nowhere
She says 'welcome'
To her dear demons and fears
And prepares for the fight
 May 2017 Richard Grahn
Rainnymph
To the point that
I no longer speak
The language of humans
I just howl, howl
Howl
Lick my wounds
Preparing to hunt for you
Tear your chest apart
And feast on your spirit
My hair is a mess
but it's not like I'm trying
to impress.
Tossed to the side,
wind thrown down the middle.
Hands ran throught it
out of frustration,
sometimes even the reason
for a cancellation.
It's crinkled and tangled,
it's ugly like my cankles.
Pulled and tugged
by the different men
that I either
had or hadn't loved.
Visions of myself
with long and flowy hair,
only to see if
it would have made
you care.
I have scars.
I have scars you can see
but mostly,
I have scars past the surface of me.
I have scars from injuries,
I have scars from the words
I used to believe.
I have scars long and wide,
I have scars that scream out
'why?'
There's even a couple of scars
from the boy who'd pass by
in green cars.
I have scars from my first love,
and I will have scars from my last.
All my scars are from my past,
which is why you didn't even
have to look twice
to have known
that.
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