Tom Turner

Tom Turner Jan 2021

Sometimes the poet drops
poet-tears on paper
for those who cannot
write or cry.

Tom Turner Jan 2021

Plans

I seem much better
at mapping plans
of what to say and do
after a failure
and losing,
then during the time
when opportunity
presents a chance
of winning.

Tom Turner Jan 2021

Burning Bridges

Sometimes it’s important
to burn some bridges along the way.
Sometimes the only way forward
Is to lose the safe retreat.

Tom Turner Jan 2021

Fractured

When you fractured my heart
You weren’t the first.
Just the worst.

Tom Turner Jan 2021

Cautious

I’ve become cautious
about what I want,
maybe even a little suspicious
that it blocks my view of
what I need.

Tom Turner Jan 2021

Windmill

It seems such a shame
to be a man collecting dust.
The windmill turns no more.
I am becoming rust.

Tom Turner Jan 2021

Silence

I do not mind being alone
In a room or woods, or
on a beach or street
with just silence.
Sometimes silence
has a lot to say.