Writing>Fictional Verse

I feel as though I am being run ragged between school and work. I forgot my sister's birthday, ugh. Anyway, here is a poem. Enjoy.

This poem kind of describes an irony in my life as I attempt to find love after having been hurt so badly in my last two relationships.

I have been so busy with work and school I have had very little time for anything else. This poem is about that. I hope everyone is doing well.

The forsaken butterfly now have done a crime and so has found a place to hide the casket carrying a life away.

Yes, this really happened. It took away an entire year of my life. A year I can never get back. But that was years ago and it made me stronger. And now I am happier than I have ever been.

A poem about a woman who is emotionally wounded and struggles to keep herself together as she attempts to rebuild her life.

Falling apart can be so fascinating; especially if you try to look at it from outside yourself. This poem explores the concept of the past colliding with the present.

A somewhat nonsensical poem about what happens when you have insomnia and you start to feel like you are going to lose your mind if you do not get at least a few hours of sleep.

A poem about coming out of a toxic relationship and learning to love yourself again. Not only learning to love yourself but find yourself and discover what your wants and needs are so you do not end up in the same type of relationship again.

I was reading an article written by a woman about finding her "ride or die" partner and it really spoke to me. I had never heard of the term "ride or die" partner but I like the thought of it. So here is a poem about just that sort of thing.

A poem about it being over and the more I try to make sense of it the more confusing it becomes.

A poem about what can happened when you fall in love with the wrong type of person.

The only way to get over this is to get it out of me. I want to run away from here screaming and never look back. But I can't. I have to stay and soldier on.

A poem that is actually pretty darn close to actual events.

This actually came from a book I was working on years ago. The book got put on the back burner and was never finished.