poems
drums of thunder
drums of thunder
clash with the silence
leaving cracks as they become louder
a girl
sitting silently
looks up
beams of flying light
break through the cloud filled night sky
that surrounds her
the drums quicken
grow nearer
cracks become holes
the girl
sees new worlds
the icy blue of her eyes begin to thaw
as the holes become larger
reds blues and greens
replace the black that had been suffocating her
the drums quietly disappear
beams of light replaced by a fiery yellow ball
the black that had filled her life is gone
the girl
stands up
knees shaking
threating to buckle
eyes wide
her heart absorbs the many colors
and the chance to start again
it sits in a field
it sits in a field
alone
bent and broken
at the stem
graying flower petals
touching the dying grass below
many falling off
with the swift gusts of winds
continually blowing past
at one time
it had flourished
the first of its kind
its beautiful
blue petals
catching the sign light
standing out
in the field of green
and many more sprouted around it
creating a patch of blue
so fluid
it could have been mistaken
for a small pond
the days of its vibrancy
have come and gone
days that were before the rain
that fell so hard
the large drops bounced off the ground
like a ball on a court
rain that washed away the new growth
of blue that had sprung from the ground
and weighted down the top of the tallest flower
until it bent and snapped under pressure
the rain had plans for this flower
plans that would stop it from growing
plans that didn’t want it to survive
didn’t want it take the breaths it needed to survive
stripped of its ability to live
it withered
and by the time
glorious beams of golden rod
shined down on it
it had given up its will to live
crushed under the weight of the world
Poems from Conflicted Hearts – Coming Soon!
I recently had two of my poems accepted into an anthology called Poems from Conflicted Hearts by Tayen Lane Publishing.
Here’s a link to find out more about it! It is debuting March 1st and available for pre-order.
