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Oct 2019 · 1.1k
Sunshine
Erin Esterberg Oct 2019
I look over at you and see sunshine,
Rays and rays of never-ending bliss,
Radiating warmth and love.
Truly a living masterpiece;
Alive, beautiful, and breathtaking.
Aug 2019 · 485
Where Have I Gone?
Erin Esterberg Aug 2019
I lost myself in you.
Your eyes, your words, your thoughts...
They all seem to leave me in a muzzy state.
You absorbed me.
My heart, my mind, my soul...
All of it is gone,
Buried deep within you.
I can't seem to find any of me,
And that is absolutely terrifying.
Aug 2019 · 919
Free Spirit
Erin Esterberg Aug 2019
I brought a pigeon home today.
Maybe she can be friends with my dove,
If she ever meets him.
I think she wants something,
She's watching me right now.
I can't tell what she's thinking,
But with a spirit so free,
And wings to take her wherever,
I'm betting her thoughts are quite free too.
Aug 2019 · 836
Useless Map
Erin Esterberg Aug 2019
In your eyes, I find a map,
And so far it has led me past the stars
Into a galaxy of happiness and joy,
Through my own heart and into yours,
And it has showed me
Our love is a universe,
Expanding and compounding continuously,
Forever.
But this expedition has brought me no treasure to display in my trophy case
And that just wont cut it anymore.
So for now-
I'll just head back up to the stars.
Perhaps I'll find you there too.
Aug 2019 · 3.4k
Sugar & Bliss
Erin Esterberg Aug 2019
Your lips resting on mine
And mine on yours
A moment filled with sugar and bliss
A moment that may be repeated many times
Yet it still brings a smile to my face over and over again
And nonetheless it's a moment I will never forget
Mar 2019 · 2.1k
Wasting Time
Erin Esterberg Mar 2019
Today is tomorrow,
For now does not exist.
It passes way too quickly
For anyone to catch a hold of it,
So now is then,
And then is in the past.
Time passes too quietly;
Words are no longer sufficient
To appease the gods that control it.
They decide when time stops
And when it runs away.
Jan 2019 · 505
Cupid's Misdirected Arrow
Erin Esterberg Jan 2019
I fear my own heart will be the story of my demise.
I fear, because it has been hit by an arrow,
By some young Cupid that missed his target completely.
It was meant for someone else.

Now I’ve been struck with a curse of one-sided affection,
Caused by this off-center arrow,
Shot by some show-off
Trying to impress someone else.

My heart is cursed
From a spell of one-sided love,
If it could be called that.
So just go ahead, Cupid.
Shoot an arrow at my chest,
Just remember it is you who held the bow.
Dec 2018 · 584
Mud and Gravel
Erin Esterberg Dec 2018
A mixture of mud and gravel could be heard under the soles of my boots.
Dogs barking, horses simply bickering with one another,
And the loud rush of cars passing by on the highway.
The roof wasn’t hard to climb up onto.
Clouds passed by in the summer blue sky,
Red paint was peeling off of the barn,
And I got lost
Somewhere between the trees in the distance and my own dreamy state.
When I was found,
The stars in the dark ocean above me made my own heart flutter.
Still, unforgiving cold tugged at my limbs,
Telling me to go.
I slid off the roof of the red barn
And went home.

— The End —