Tags : Compassion

Engine

Engine

A Poem by Laura Kate


My heartan engine full of backfiresand false starts
Strangers

Strangers

A Poem by Laura Kate


Relying on the smile of a stranger to be the upside down rainbow which brings colour to the grey skies helping light break through the heavy clouds
Coming home

Coming home

A Poem by Laura Kate


The moment she realisedshe could not run away from herselfwas the moment she allowed herselfto be caught.Coming home to herselfwas the most indescriba..
The River

The River

A Poem by Laura Kate


Would you come to meif I called to you?The river grows wideras we standon opposite sides.You are stronger,but you don't like to swim.I love to swim,bu..
The Green Eyed Monster

The Green Eyed Monster

A Poem by Laura Kate


I used to be so jealous...the green eyed monstergot me every timebut not once did I worryabout the girlsin your bedeven with them I knewthat your hear..
You vs. the World

You vs. the World

A Poem by Laura Kate


Don’t be afraid of going out into this world, the world loves you, remember? It’s just yourself you’re not so sure about
My gardens

My gardens

A Poem by Laura Kate


He cradled me not just in his arms but with his whole body and his aching soul. My head on my chest, hand on his heart, and feetpushingagainst..
No Favorites

No Favorites

A Poem by Laura Kate


I used to think I had favouritesbut now I don't really mindthe one I think about mostis the one whose easiest to findsome of them stay longersome of t..
Pine Cone

Pine Cone

A Poem by Laura Kate


How did it make it so far from its tree? As if it travelled to exactly the place it knew it would be found by me.
The Bookcase

The Bookcase

A Poem by Laura Kate


Memories from the night before collect upon my pillow. My heavyhead sinks into darkness and I land at my beloved dusty bookcase, shelves full of vol..
What really is Love?

What really is Love?

A Poem by Onlyme


What really is love?Is it just a strong sexual desire.Caring and sharing, giving and hopingand dreaming together. Is it being there in good timesand b..
Restless Minds

Restless Minds

A Poem by Laura Kate


If only there werea switchto turn off the mindsending us to sleep -a pause,a retreat,the same way we send lightback to the darkness inoneswiftgentle ..
Trying not to try

Trying not to try

A Poem by Laura Kate


The waiting was trying.Even the trying not towait had its challenges.Trying not to try was thereally difficult one. Waiting for the time thatyou ought..
Note To Self

Note To Self

A Poem by Laura Kate


What happened? Where did the peaceful you go?We worked so hard together and just like thatyou’re back worrying about all the things youused to ..
Goodbyes

Goodbyes

A Poem by Laura Kate


Last night I diedtears streaming from my eyesbefore I even realisedthat I was half way throughwriting my goodbyes.I stoppedto mourn myself;the person ..
Lonely

Lonely

A Poem by Laura Kate


I was thinking about loneliness and how tired I was of being it so I wrote down the word to confront it once and for all. I had a good long look a..
Lessons

Lessons

A Poem by Laura Kate


All the things in lifeyou feel didn't serve youwere doing exactly that -serving youif only to shine a lighton the things in lifewhich don't serve yous..
Emergence

Emergence

A Poem by Laura Kate


Goodbye to the place I was inspired to go by the man who nurtured and loved me so. Did he know that after his death I'd need isolation in which I c..
You are the Fan

You are the Fan

A Poem by Laura Kate


You are the fanI wait in your windsto feel your flowrun through my clothes,my feet liftto dance upon your driftstwirling, swayingcolours swirlinghair ..
and then i was made whole!

and then i was made whole!

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


and then i was made wholeby Michael R. Burch... and then i was made whole,but not a thing entire,glued to a perchin a gilded church,strung through wit..