Don’t Make Idols
Don’t make an idol of you or me Don’t look up to but look within Because the first will stress … Continue reading Don’t Make Idols
Tag: Disappointment
Short Story #23
Sometimes the ideas come to me in disjointed flashes of inspiration which I have learned to write down, because trust … Continue reading Short Story #23
Dragging On
The putrid stench of rejection Turns my stomach a wreck A cloud, a shroud A cloak of despair wraps me … Continue reading Dragging On
What Have You Done Lately #5
And just like that Halloween is done and it is November. Two months to tick something substantial off my list. … Continue reading What Have You Done Lately #5
Be Gentle
Always falling short Of great expectations The task of achieving Believed impossible Insurmountable mind Programming etched In inflexible stone Fastidious … Continue reading Be Gentle
It is Meant
My heart clenches tight Like eyes not wanting to see A self-preservation reflex Curled up into a ball For you … Continue reading It is Meant
Repeating
A mallet of disappointment Cracks chips into my chest Enough is enough I declare For the thousandth time Feeble will … Continue reading Repeating
Winding Road
I had it all planned out Visions of the future in front of me Always asked what I wanted to … Continue reading Winding Road
Disappointed
I saw it on your face Transported to childhood Where I wasn’t good enough Daggers of disappointment Reach into my … Continue reading Disappointed
Debbie Gravett 