Poetry

Supplies!

Lunch Snacks!

Shoes!

Backpacks!

Orientation!

Bussing Schedules!

First Day Back!

Relief for the moms who drove themselves crazy

trying to get everything done in time!

Mistakes happen.

You say the wrong thing.

A small gesture is interpreted wrongly.

The meaning has been lost.

Understanding of the situation is seen differently.

How are we to act next?

What can you do to repair this night

Or what if the friendship is lost forever!?

Too many demons roil around in the brain.

Fear is the strongest and anxiety its companion.

Thoughts go on.

Sleep eludes as the events

Continue to play out

Over and over again.

No relief can be seen

And the next day is no better

As you try to live life normally.

My writings are sincere.

I use my heart to tell the stories

That others may enjoy.

I find my musings

Whimsical

Or deep

Depending on mood.

My problem lies

With a caption

That might describe

What lies within

The words.

My friend,

Will you help me?

She has the right to decide.

Simple.

Elegant.

Yet so often she is ignored.

Denied.

Subverted.

and so she becomes traumatized.

Ruthlessly.

Heartlessly.

Yet, she still stands strong.

Hope.

Resilience.

Female through and through.

Strong.

Powerful.

That is why they seek to silence her.

Colours are a luxury.

The black is all you need.

It tells the story

of the woes you endure

making sure

to remind you

of the darkness

that awaits you.

Go buy the colour ink

it’ll be better for your soul!

The ancient books

describe the hardships

endured by ancestors.

What today

would be a sickness

so evil

as to destroy

the world and cause

everyone suffering?

Lack of Hope.

The belief that

Nothing

can be done

to change the situation.

Yet,

Hope

still survives.

Usually in the most unexpected of places.

Thoughts roiling

like angry snakes

whispering the lies

that hide within.

Footsteps lead to nowhere

as the body paces

frantically

looking for something

it will never find again.

The expectation is clear.

The wide eyes.

The body stance.

Going up to everyone who comes by.

The question is asked.

Excitement if it was answered yes.

Play engaged and fun had by all.

Without a lesson in the past

how can we understand the future?

The mistakes made can radically affect

the current decisions.

Alas, some see the defeats

as victories and thus emulate the tactics used

and the world find history repeating itself.

A butterfly floats by

and then a truck zooms past.

The rains splashes down

as the light reflects the outline

of a face in the window.

The TV blares out sounds

while the radio murmurs static.

A day has gone by

and I don’t remember what I did!