Original Poetry - Descending Into Madness

Descending Into Madness

 

Up to the basement I climb
turn off the lights to see

I wake up to dream
and live to die

I’m afraid to be brave
for I love to hate

Alone in the crowd
Unable to move in space

I am rising
as I descend

In this prison
I am free.

Up to the basement I climb
turn off the lights to see
I wake up to dream
and live to die
I’m afraid to be brave
for I love to hate
Alone in the crowd
Unable to move in space
I am rising
as I descend
In this prison
I am free.
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Up to the basement I climb
turn off the lights to see
I wake up to dream
and live to die
I’m afraid to be brave
for I love to hate
Alone in the crowd
Unable to move in space
I am rising
as I descend
In this prison
I am free.
- See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wednesday-poetry-prompts-212#comment-3382669

Up to the basement I climb
turn off the lights to see
I wake up to dream
and live to die
I’m afraid to be brave
for I love to hate
Alone in the crowd
Unable to move in space
I am rising
as I descend
In this prison
I am free.
- See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wednesday-poetry-prompts-212#comment-3382669

Up to the basement I climb
turn off the lights to see
I wake up to dream
and live to die
I’m afraid to be brave
for I love to hate
Alone in the crowd
Unable to move in space
I am rising
as I descend
In this prison
I am free.
- See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wednesday-poetry-prompts-212#comment-3382669

Up to the basement I climb
turn off the lights to see
I wake up to dream
and live to die
I’m afraid to be brave
for I love to hate
Alone in the crowd
Unable to move in space
I am rising
as I descend
In this prison
I am free.
- See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wednesday-poetry-prompts-212#comment-3382669

Up to the basement I climb
turn off the lights to see
I wake up to dream
and live to die
I’m afraid to be brave
for I love to hate
Alone in the crowd
Unable to move in space
I am rising
as I descend
In this prison
I am free.
- See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/wednesday-poetry-prompts-212#comment-3382669

Original Poetry - Don't Forget to Remember

Don’t Forget to Remember

Do you remember
when I held you in my arms
rocked you to sleep
made you feel safe

Do you remember
when we went rollerblading
riding bikes
playing games

Do you remember
when you cried
and I told you
everything would be okay

Do you remember
I tried to be there
but I couldn’t
for one reason or another

Do you remember
that I love you
and you’ll always be my little girl
no matter what

Original Poetry - If I Were Like Everyone Else

If I were like everyone else
you couldn’t tell us apart
you’d miss my sense of humor
my shy smile

If I were like everyone else
You wouldn’t know me
because I wouldn’t be unique
the man you fell in love with

If I were like everyone else
life would be boring
we wouldn’t get the same jokes
or the puns we toss at each other

If I were like everyone else
maybe I’d still be there
but I am my own person
And I cannot be who I am not.

Original Poetry - In the Company of the Unseen

In The Company of the Unseen

You walk past me
like I’m not there
not recognizing
the sacrifice
I made
for you
for them
the children
who play
and laugh
I am a guardian
in the night
so you may sleep
and dream
I cannot sleep
I don’t wish to dream
for they turn
to nightmares
of nights alone
out on the wire
with my weapon
and silence.

Original Poetry - Let Me Go

Let me go
rock and roll
eat drink and be merry
for my days here are done

We had some good times
and we had some sad times
but we always got through them
because we were together

And now we must part
for He has called me back
and I cannot deny Him
be at peace, my love.

Original Poetry - Let Us Gather

Let us gather
around the fire
and speak of better days

Let us laugh
as we reminisce
back when the world was new

Let us cry
as we remember
those who have gone before us

Let us hold on
and perservere
and live through the pain

Let us live
and love
and just…be.

Original Poetry - The Truth About Black Friday

Have to work on turkey day
what is this world coming to
when Walmart ruins my holiday
making me leave my family for a few hours

We sit together holding hands
giving thanks for this bounty
we lost two more yesterday
from a roadside bomb

I can’t believe this traffic
this is the worst way to spend Thanksgiving
we make so many sacrifices
to be with loved ones

A mortar hit on the way to chow
and they have to feed him through a tube
he’ll never walk again
at least he’ll be going home

I’m so stuffed
I ate too much pie
I don’t want to clean the kitchen
I’d rather drink beer and watch football

Sirens blaring, bullets flying
giving thanks for my training
I just want to get home in one piece
enjoy a beer and watch some football.