Lynn Stillman: Poems

10h · 55

Power

Lynn Stillman 10h

Power

Peace is elusive.
Those in power can't agree.
We the people weep.

1d · 42

Time

Lynn Stillman 1d

Time

Time is so cruel.
One day the future looks bright.
The next, dreams are gone.

4d · 55

Anew

Lynn Stillman 4d

Anew

With the morning dew.
The rose makes a fresh new start.
Petals glistening.

4d · 63

Love

Lynn Stillman 4d

Love

In the light of day.
Love's fire dies without a sound.
Relit in the dark.

5d · 75

Fame

Lynn Stillman 5d

Fame

Fame can be fleeting.
Your looks fade into the dusk.
Lights show every line.

6d · 675

Cougar

Lynn Stillman 6d

Cougar

I'm getting older.
But I do love younger men.
Cougar's renaissance.

Sep 26 · 66

Childhood

Lynn Stillman Sep 26

Childhood

I smell the crayons.
And then I smell the Play Doh.
Childhood is calling.

Sep 26 · 351

Thankful

Lynn Stillman Sep 26

Thankful

We should take the time.
To thank the good lord above.
For the time we have.

Sep 25 · 80

Death

Lynn Stillman Sep 25

Death

What comes after death?
Do we see God and angels.
Or just go to sleep.

Sep 24 · 49

Pressure

Lynn Stillman Sep 24

Pressure

Our pain held inside.
Feelings bubble to the top.
The pressure released.

Sep 23 · 61

Love

Lynn Stillman Sep 23

Love

Love needs harmony.
Give and take and compromise.
Mutual respect.

Sep 22 · 75

Darkness

Lynn Stillman Sep 22

Darkness

Light is a victim.
While darkness is a portal.
That leads to evil.

Sep 21 · 181

Alone

Lynn Stillman Sep 21

Alone

The broken hearted.
Alone, they walk in the rain.
Raven as their guide.

Sep 21 · 76

Hatred

Lynn Stillman Sep 21

Hatred

Why do people hate.
They have no real arguments.
All they spew are lies.

Sep 20 · 30

Agoraphobia

Lynn Stillman Sep 20

Agoraphobia

Waiting for the day.
When I make this prison break.
Lose the chains of fear.

Sep 19 · 43

Voice

Lynn Stillman Sep 19

Voice

I write to express,
things I cannot say out loud.
All voiced by my pen.

Sep 19 · 418

Waiting

Lynn Stillman Sep 19

Waiting

Just waiting to die.
Is such a sad existence
A fist bump to death.

Sep 18 · 41

Offense

Lynn Stillman Sep 18

Offense

An apology.
That is given tongue in cheek.
Worse than the offense.

Sep 18 · 51

Friends

Lynn Stillman Sep 18

Friends

Friends who have your back.
You should hold them in your heart.
Never drift apart.

Sep 18 · 65

Alive

Lynn Stillman Sep 18

Alive

I am still alive.
I've been on the fringe of death.
Suicide my crime.

Sep 17 · 43

Play

Lynn Stillman Sep 17

Play

I've been lost in time.
My inner child on display.
Still some time to play.

Sep 17 · 46

Craving

Lynn Stillman Sep 17

Craving

My craving for love.
Like addiction to a drug.
My cries fill the night.

Sep 16 · 55

Death

Lynn Stillman Sep 16

Death

The journey ahead.
Once you die you've beaten death.
No more time to cry.

Sep 16 · 54

Travel

Lynn Stillman Sep 16

Travel

Traveling in time.
I see the child that I was.
Wanting just to be.

Sep 16 · 58

Love

Lynn Stillman Sep 16

Love

You fall in love blind.
Common sense out the window.
Feelings in a bind.

Sep 15 · 598

Alias

Lynn Stillman Sep 15

Alias

I remember when.
The past barged into today.
With an assumed name.

Sep 15 · 57

Friendship

Lynn Stillman Sep 15

Friendship

People break my heart.
They lure you into friendship.
Then yank it away.

Sep 15 · 61

Sad

Lynn Stillman Sep 15

Sad

Pain I'd never known.
Sadness had its hooks in me.
The wounds bled me dry.

Sep 14 · 46

Stalker

Lynn Stillman Sep 14

Stalker

I will follow you.
Though I love you from afar.
Your home is with me.

Sep 14 · 79

Visions

Lynn Stillman Sep 14

Visions

A vision of you.
Soaking up the midday sun.
Cold one in your hand.

Sep 14 · 74

Pride

Lynn Stillman Sep 14

Pride

The proud eagle soared.
Bluest sky in the background.
Freedom is his cry

Sep 14 · 77

Guilt

Lynn Stillman Sep 14

Guilt

Sometimes I've felt guilt.
Because I had to say "no".
Easier with time.

Sep 14 · 65

Slumber

Lynn Stillman Sep 14

Slumber

Darkness black as coal.
I settle in for the night.
Train in the distance.

Sep 13 · 87

Fear Of Love

Lynn Stillman Sep 13

Fear Of Love

Could have had so much.
But I gave you up my dear.
To my fear of love.

Sep 12 · 69

Words

Lynn Stillman Sep 12

Words

Words cut into me.
Demeaning and full of hate.
I just walk away.

Sep 12 · 2.4k

The Rain

Lynn Stillman Sep 12

The Rain

I don't hear the rain.
I feel it and absorb it.
It cleanses my soul.

Sep 11 · 59

Crying

Lynn Stillman Sep 11

Crying

Questions plague my mind.
Why was I put on this earth.
Besides just to cry.

Es

Sep 11 · 206

Fear

Lynn Stillman Sep 11

Fear

Fear not little child.
There's nothing in the darkness,
that's not in the light.

Sep 11 · 51

Forgotten

Lynn Stillman Sep 11

Forgotten

I have one question.
It is deep and to the point.
I forget it now.

Sep 11 · 51

Dreamer

Lynn Stillman Sep 11

Dreamer

A dreamer wonders.
Will dreams come to fruition.
Or fade in the dark.

Sep 11 · 2.2k

Wasted Time

Lynn Stillman Sep 11

Wasted Time

All the wasted time.
Days and days turned into years.
With nothing to show.

Sep 10 · 51

Hope

Lynn Stillman Sep 10

Hope

Hope comes in strange ways.
Through the kindness of strangers,
the first day of spring.

Sep 10 · 61

Heal Me

Lynn Stillman Sep 10

Heal Me

Can you heal my heart?
Say that you're in love with me.
Give me a new start

Sep 9 · 66

Dizzy

Lynn Stillman Sep 9

Dizzy

Talking in circles.
It only makes us dizzy.
Spinning alibis.

Sep 9 · 63

Walking

Lynn Stillman Sep 9

Walking

We walk the same path.
We're together yet apart.
Silence is too loud.

Sep 9 · 62

News

Lynn Stillman Sep 9

News

Is there a heaven?
Pretty sure there is a hell.
Just turn on the news.

Sep 8 · 52

Prince

Lynn Stillman Sep 8

Prince

When I fell in love.
I was like a little girl.
Who has found her prince.

Sep 8 · 62

Ghost

Lynn Stillman Sep 8

Ghost

Looking at my past.
I was never meant to be free.
I'm a ghost of me.

Sep 8 · 60

Questions

Lynn Stillman Sep 8

Questions

Do you live for love
Or is love the death of you.
Can love transcend time.

Sep 8 · 60

Void

Lynn Stillman Sep 8

Void

All we fear and love.
Is that what we'll find in death.
Or is it a void.