Amazon Rising: Nikki Dreams
Finding Her Way
I think I am getting ready to become unhinged Sour notes struck across ill-tuned strings This wound stuck deep Enough to fester Not enough to kill Slowly bleeding out caustic anxiety No words for they sting caustic on my...
I can never love you Her words pierce my flesh My heart is not yours to have Nor the walls mine to scale Love is not a word It is not for us to speak The time between is only...
My gaze falls warm summer rain upon a soft pillow moon Stars glitter ancient code open clues above earthly mysteries A song lifeless unsung breath of reassurance upon my ear Winged ballerina dashing emerald wings sketch a portrait in my mind Beneath my feet...
To be.. A woman in the world without a past Where childhood memories do not exist or last Lifelong friendships have frozen in time Lost to the moment she crossed the line Her future fear uncertain but true All in the name of...
I pulled the blanket over my eyes Hoping you could not see me Or maybe it was really so that I could not see you My lump of unmoving flesh and bone still So still as to not draw your...
Do you know me Can you claim to unfold my tattered edges Bindings held together with stubborn lashings Years upon years repaired Reinforced What stories faded in my pages What comedy laughs in scattered chapters What tragedy scores dog-eared corners...
Look into smiling eyes A passing stranger turns Standing ovation from adoring fans The fallen ballerina Met with roses as she is carried off the floor Things happen Outstretched hands helping Broken cane Useless against the uneven ground Titanium hips...
The awkward moment when you realize You have been staring at her across the bar for what seemed like hours Her smile They way she moves Eyes glistening in little twilight sparkles The faint lights meant to capture the bottles...
Blow out the candles Dry your tears Look up and hope there’s still one for you Look up and hope she’ll think of you There’s nothing you can say, nothing will do She’ll never look your way, you’ll never see...
That morning she came to me Wings brilliant as the sun Stained glass arms swimming on air Delicate and fragile Her touch gentle on my skin Slowly, Gracefully she moves with my hand Slow purposeful steady beats Her delicate body...