Category: Writing
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For a Christmas Card
Getting to know you has been beyond wordsYou’re more than I wished forHow you make me feel seems almost absurd. As my breath catches at your touchAs my heart flutters at your smileMaking my mind stop from thinking too much. So little time has passed since we first went outYet through our friendship I feelI…
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Unsurety
The other night I laid and stared at your faceThe other night I sighed a deep sigh in your embraceThe other night I found myself wanting to defineWhether or not I am yours and you are mine. Before this began, I was content to be aloneBefore this began, I was happy for friendship to be the toneBefore this began, I was satisfiedOr so I…
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You… Is it true?
You said you would be willing to tryWhen it comes time to say good-bye. You said you wouldn’t share,Does it mean that you really care? You’ve told me of your familyAnd I find myself listening to you happily. You allow for quiet moments to lingerProviding me with peace as I fidget with a finger. You…
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Slowing Down
It’s because we’re adopted that we are rushing to love rushing to be loved rushing to fit in rushing to be accepted rushing to be known rushing, rushing before it slips away like our mothers like our fathers like our native land like our native language It’s because we’re adopted that we long to be…
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Fresh
Each day passes taking me further away Yet a part of me wants to stay Close by just to see What might be. A look in the eye Brings a smile and a sigh For it’s quite a treat To feel something so sweet. What is this feeling? Is it too soon to be dreaming?…
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Circle of Love
A soft whisper A gentle touch A sweet caress Is all that I desire. A pleasant conversation A sharing of hearts A feeling of trust Is all that I need. A step closer A heartbeat away A sigh of contentment Is all that I hope. I desire a subtle sweetness that encaptures passion. I need…
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Omma Odie?
There’s a hole in my heart the shape of you.There’s a sadness in my eyes that match you.There’s a loneliness that fills my soul that is part of you. All my life I have tried to find the love you gave to me.All my life I have avoided my deep aching for you to know…
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A Poem 2
What is this feeling?What is this fear?What is this I both desire and dread? My heart remembers the painMy heart still feels the woundsMy heart longs for love I ache for tendernessI ache for a soft whisperI ache to trust My spirit cries outMy spirit longsMy spirit no longer wants to go alone Who can…
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A Poem
I haven’t had time to write on my story or anything, but lately I’ve been moved to write poetry again. It’s been a while … used to be something I did all the time and somehow I forgot or lost the poetry in my life. It seems it is starting to come back. I’m not…
