For the poets who love to rhyme: we love to write a predictable rhyme in fact I do it all the time it’s the way the syllables come to rest every time you take a breath there’s a comfort in knowing what comes nextwhen perusing poetic text A little bit of poetic silliness for you 💜 PsContinueContinue reading “Predictable (with audio)”
Category Archives: Spoken word
Lovers Can Change (with audio)
Each ignored momentevery emotional brush-offputs more distance between us Your empty thrusts in the night do nothing to fill the void you’re leaving inside me Your lack of love is closing my legs Your minimal effort is breaking my heart You’d better stop ignoring this – Lovers can change to Othersand you’re starting to change me I don’t know about you, butContinueContinue reading “Lovers Can Change (with audio)”
Sentimental (with audio)
I loved her once – her lips soft as cappuccino froth laughter like a bell chime calling me to church She kissed me once – pressed her chest against mine sighed into my mouth until her mother called her home I cried over her once – she wed the man who lived next door while my mother patted my hand andContinueContinue reading “Sentimental (with audio)”
Shades of Sadness (with audio)
These shades of sadness won’t last all year they’ll shift and change with the atmosphere Keep moving forward while you feel downcast tomorrow may reveal a different forecast The haze closing in may seem severe but history has taught: the sun will reappear Don’t be shackled by darkness, push past grit your teeth and remain steadfast The shades youContinueContinue reading “Shades of Sadness (with audio)”
The Faucet Has Run Dry (with audio)
Photo by ehsan hasani on Pexels.com The light has burnt out the faucet has run dry Deflated we talk chalking up a tally of our failures I didn’t do this You forgot that I didn’t acknowledge your wins You forgot to love me It appears resentment is stored in the same compartment as affection and the heart becomes hardened in the faceContinueContinue reading “The Faucet Has Run Dry (with audio) “
Losing Faith (with audio)
I’m losing faith in humanity… A man has an affair while his wife goes through menopausefucking a woman twenty years younger thinking he’s a hero for staying married A ‘Christian’ spews hate from their mouth condemning anyone who lives differently while loudly proclaiming God is love A woman sits with her friends gossiping about another poison filling the air while sheContinueContinue reading “Losing Faith (with audio)”
1949 (with audio)
And now for something a little different… My father was born in 1949 He played the drums in his youth He had long hair in his 20s and embraced life as a hippie – I think having kids destroyed his carefree spirit He was still funny life of the party but our home was full of stress and anxiety Trying always tryingContinueContinue reading “1949 (with audio)”
The Warrior’s Prayer (with audio)
Battle-beaten upon thy knees Hollowed out by broken dreams Beneath the stone the way is lost and soul is turned towards the cross Renew the path ignite the lightgive strength to boneand heal the blight From humble petition to glory rise Fire awakens in opened eyes Renewed with faith to fight again Praise be to God forever, amen
Mango (with audio)
The air is colder summer has long slipped away autumn will be gone soon too I’m on the edge of winter while others march into warmer weather I think of them – those others – enjoying the glowing days and weekend swims There will be no swimming for months here and the days are crowding me with darkness I think of them – thoseContinueContinue reading “Mango (with audio)”
Death to Life (collab with audio)
Photo by Eva Bronzini on Pexels.com By Cassa Bassa, Benjamin Grossman, Bree Leto Is there any life inside this brittle heart of mineI am cracked to the coreAll my light has leaked outI cry out for nourishment Someone to restore A desert flower thirsting for rainA deadwood feeling lost in a spring forestThe craving for lifeContinueContinue reading “Death to Life (collab with audio)”
Secret Thoughts Within 