Writing

Growing Up

A Poem by CC

I felt something new todayRummaging around in the bloodAnd the gutsI never understood what people meantWhen they said they were scaredOf loveWhen they..

Sea Worthy

A Poem by CC

It seemed like it was fading for a moment.Like maybe the worst was overLike maybe I’d already pulled outYour skull and your femurAnd the biggest..

For The Ones Who Love More Than They're Loved

A Poem by CC

See yourself.

Expanding

A Poem by CC

They tell you time.It’s the seconds and minutes and days andWeeks and monthsThat will heal the hurtBut I’ve found it’s not so much t..

To the Man Who Could Only Love Me In Pieces:

A Poem by CC

Thank you for giving myself backThank you for telling me to goSo I can find peaceAnd someone who who can love meThe way that I love.

Hard Won Gifts

A Poem by CC

“But I thought he was real.I thought he was it.”The woman wept to the sky.“How will I ever really know if it’s real next time?..

Let Him Go

A Poem by CC

It's a b***h. I know.

It Finally Happened

A Poem by CC

I feel likeI just feltThe page turn.

Bigger Than The Hole

A Poem by CC

He said goodbye.And as soon as I could see through the tears againI let myself go.I let myself go to California and play with my sister soulI ran on t..

Waiting for Frankenstein

A Poem by CC

I fell down a holeThinking about the men I’ve lovedHow in piecesI love them stillHow I knowI could never go backBut I knowWhy I stayed when I di..

The Overture

A Poem by CC

A boy found meWho is goodAnd adores meWho reminds me he is thinking of meEvery morningAnd every nightHe is not builtFrom the same bricks as IBut if I ..

Lessons Learned/Patience

A Poem by CC

If I had let himHe would have kept mePulled me close to his chestDone his very bestTo make me happy, fill me upBe the man I wanted him to beHe could h..

Good Enough/Not You, Yet

A Poem by CC

The weather cooledInto cuffing seasonAndI almost let myself fallInto someone else’s armsThey may have beenGood enoughBut He Isn’t ..

Thawing Out

A Poem by CC

It do be like that sometimes.

Gotye

A Poem by CC

In a good way, though.

Remembrance

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

RemembrancebyMichael R. Burcha coronavirus poemRemembrance like a river rises;the rain of recollection falls;frail memories, like vines, entangled,cli..