The song of her soul was bewitching
She cast out her spell like a net
Ensnaring helpless souls
Tag: postaday
What It Takes
Gathering strength
to press submit
Picking up roots
to start anew
No one said
Courage comes easy
Country Bumpkin
love for the majestic mountains
appreciation for the rugged terrain
the ability to get down and dirty
doesn’t make me a rube
Suspicion
I love you
Hazel eyes narrow
Suspicion looming overhead
The reaction involuntary
A compulsory response
Everything has strings firmly attached
Thoughts on Repeat
You should have—
thoughts in my mind
forever on repeat
drawing me into an endless waltz
You should have—
it’s almost like a broken record
with an overwhelming thrum
threatening to drowning me
You should have—
Just a Gentle Reminder
A chill ravaged through her
their shrill screams of torment
the sheer mental anguish
haunting and taunting her
just a gentle reminder
in another life that could
or rather would have been her
A Puzzling Dilemma
She found herself perplexed
at the sheer lack of intelligence
proudly displayed by her peers.
Children’s Laughter
Children’s laughter flitters in the breeze
the sweet jingle like music to my ears
filling my heart with an abundance of love
Distant
Your back is a looming wall of silence
a conundrum that I cannot solve
but of course I respect your decision
for there is always a first time for everything
It is when you begin to hid your cell
that a coil of acid settles in my belly
I make sure to kiss you goodbye everyday
trying not to cry when you turn away
You’ve been working longer hours for a while
neglecting our children, our relationship
so I’m not really sure if I’m heartbroken or resigned
when you begin to shower her stench off after work
-Dominica Bolden
Around and Around We Go
Fingers phantom across her flesh
brushing against the angel kisses dusting her cheeks
Flowers—red and purple—stain her skin, enveloping her eyes
tears overflow—streaking through bloody, broken skin
His embrace is like an open flame
incinerating her resistance built up from this latest assault
-Dominica Bolden
