"Learn to understand the word 'Love' before you say it to someone."
What is love?It's much more than a wordFour letters longIt's powerful in many formsIt's often spokenBy people in many languagesBut some still don't understandIt's true meaningA fluttering heartbeatThose clammy handsA rush of blood insideButterflies in your stomachSome believe it's desireA few think...
I’ll be okay, just not todayI’ve lost someone dear to meAlong with them love profoundEntrenched in my heartTheir love knew no boundsWith loyalty and trustThey stood by my sideIn their presence I knewI had nothing to hideI’ll cry and I’ll...
Make no mistake I heard the wordsBut chose not to reply My thoughts are, firstDid you mean to hurt?And if that's so, then why? Have I done wrong?Have I caused harm?What reason could there be? My rig's been tossedMy bearing lostAs...
Do you know what it feels like? Know how it feels to have your heart torn out from your chest, Stabbed by a steely blade, Flung on the floor, Stamped on by muddy feet, And abandoned to the wolves? Have...
"A woman shares her chestnuts."
a 'Quicky' by Jo-Anne WileyThe white hash marks flashed past. She stepped lively avoiding them like cracks in a sidewalk:Step on a crack, break your mother's back! Her bare legs slanted against the tight fabric of her skirt. The rhythm...
One look was all it took Before I felt myself fall again. It happens all the time, This endless cycle. I fall, I break, I heal. You come, you smile, Whisper to me your sweet poisonous words. I get sucked...
My heart hurts. My head tells me to be realistic. It was not meant to be. The tears flow, for reason unknown. The heart wants to blame, Wants to hate, Wants the hurt to go away. Logic will prevail, one...
"Having that talk isn't always the best thing"
The power of conversation Who needs a church Love and lust Doesn't always work I explain That I've felt rejected Now you hate That you neglected The love I feel I put down in rhyme But I've established Maybe is...
"The safe haven of a kitten."
I'm alone, in my fort. The tears streaming down. Built to be a shelter, for me alone. I let him in, though my heart breaks. My mind wants logic, my heart wants protection. My body, defies it all. It is...
Why is trust so lightly valued. So easily tossed. Into the wind. It takes but a callous comment, To hurt a feeling Or trample a heart. Maybe it should not have been So easily given, Right from the very start....
