Category: Poetry

Spoken Word Poem 2

Revolution of Self

Spoken Word Poem   I need a revolution of my self. I need to overcome the alienation that society has imposed on me, separating what I do from who I am and know I...

poems about life plans 0

Time

Poem   Time dancing on your head, you cannot be everywhere you think you can. Scanning through schedules, checking every man. Disappointment will persist, inevitable lack of a plan. Plan what you may, plan...

Greece 0

Aphrodite’s Toes

a poem of devotion to love & beauty I kissed the toes of Aphrodite, her sweet scent of rose filling my nostrils as my lips touch her soft skin. I bow down in surrendered...

belonging poem 0

A Place Where I Belong

Poem   I almost always find myself at the little pink house on Rue Saint-Vincent on the Butte Montmartre. I go there to see Amala Landré sing Edith Piaf songs and to see them...

poems about revealing yourself 0

Undress

Poem Oh boy… We have come to this Weather a rose down to its thorns You see something hidden in the lush Notes of the petal’s scent Sharp pain a secondhand prize Awarded to...

sleepless night poetry 6

Sleepless Night

Poem In the sleepless night I see the light of thousand days, the days that brought me you, the days of warmer gaze… where the sky was different blue, your smile was always true,...

clock wedged between two tree branches 0

Morning Counterpoint

That ticking clock. An electric hum. The gurgle of dripping coffee. Louder highway traffic. A gradual brightening of the sky above the Maple Six AM reflection… lines under my eyes Photo by Yaniv Knobel on Unsplash

raindrop poem 0

Raindrop Thoughts

Poem Yesterday I was feeling lost and troubled Anxiety bubbling, insecurity doubled I didn’t believe in my own abundance That all my strengths had no substance But something changed my confidence And made me...

poem about freedom 0

Looking for Freedom

Poem   Where is it that I’ll find my place? It isn’t here, in front of your face Which I’ve tried to please with effortless grace And the kind of care that you can’t...

meaningful short poems 0

I Will Resist

Poem   When you try to encroach my freedom, I will resist. When you try to control my reasons, I will resist. When you dismiss my voice, I will shout out my right. When...

coffee mug with steam coming out 0

Another Tired Awakening

I had just put together the disembodied alien when the radio sounded. American Authors sings “this is gonna be the best day of my life…” I slap the off switch. Lying in bed, in...

red-lit hallway with a red arrow 0

irrequieto

Poem when you place a hand on your heart or hear the buzzing in your ears when your eyes shut still move or the air escapes what do you do? irrequieto the landscape doesn’t...