Once They Were Horses

Tamed by the bridle, led astrayWhere have their wild spirits gone?Galloping in the windManes flying free. Capturing the wind.Yet, here they prance. So pretty with their braided bowsAnd dead eyes. Sorrow buried beneath the surface.It’s hard to believe they once ran across the prairiesTheir feet shaking the earth, thunder in the valley.Mares with their stallions,Continue reading “Once They Were Horses”

Seasoned

SeasonedReasonedFigured it outMade you poutUnderstood the assignmentTook the time inDid my homework Did it all, did not shirkDotted every i and crossed every tLooking for second best, can’t be me Flavoured with saltOf the earthMore than it’s worthI pump myself up because they’ll tear me downTry to eat me, defeat me,So they can’t seeThe shineContinue reading “Seasoned”

Their Eyes Upon Me

Eyes watch me, they’re insideOpinions and judgements. Attempts to understandDo you see me? Look, here I am!I have my dark side and my light tooStorms thunder yet the sun shines Chasing modesty, underwater I swam.Awaken from my blanket of discarded decorationFlowers in bloom, birds do sing,I wonder what those who are watching think?What do youContinue reading “Their Eyes Upon Me”

Lost In You

I find myself In your eyesLooking for an anchor With wings on fire.Drowning in a seaOf blue irisesGrasping at reedsThat float byLike lashesIn a blink. I run in a stormOf lightning flashes And crashing thunderWet, the rainLashes my faceLike your tears.Lost in you Seduced by SeductionA collection of 30 poems about seduction, seducing and beingContinue reading “Lost In You”