LeslieNoel : Writing

A Rose So Sweet

A Rose So Sweet

A Poem by LeslieNoel


A rose so sweetIt’s petals in bloomReminds me of someone I lost too soonThe flower glistens just like her heartIt is sad that now we have to par..
Fatigue

Fatigue

A Poem by LeslieNoel


I feel the tiredPulling me underHeavier and thickerThrowing me asunderI have run the marathon to win the goalWhile my patience and energy have taken a..
Monster

Monster

A Poem by LeslieNoel


I am the jaguar in the nightStocking it's preyAnd leaping on sightI am the monster beneath your bedWith the sharpen teeth that you dread
Sometimes

Sometimes

A Poem by LeslieNoel


Sometimes I can be an assSometimes classlessSometimes crassEspecially when I am poisoned by foodCreates a certain kind of moodOften insultingSometimes..
Begin Again

Begin Again

A Poem by LeslieNoel


Life is a series of starts and endsNever knowing what’s around the bendTake pride in the foundation you have builtSometimes flowers are going to..
Nature's Clothing

Nature's Clothing

A Poem by LeslieNoel


Cascading white flowersDecorate the slope of the mountain sideAnd drift lazily amongst the up-currents of the windAt this altitude, nature lays her ge..
Imminent

Imminent

A Poem by LeslieNoel


This is a poem I wrote when I was watching my grandmother go through dementia.
Scattered

Scattered

A Poem by LeslieNoel


Note: This is not how I feel about myself at all now. These are poems from my youth.
Newfound Freedom

Newfound Freedom

A Poem by LeslieNoel


Driving is a newfound luxuryThe feeling of driving awayFrom where I no longer have to stayIs legendaryI've spent the majority of my life feeling confi..
Tired

Tired

A Poem by LeslieNoel


I'm tiredMy body feels like a two-ton pile of leadI drag my body to complete tasksThat I used to enjoyBut now dreadThat was before sandbags found thei..