how could she
not anticipate
could not see
it coming
how could she forget she was
a loser magnet

Daily Prompt – Magnet

not a more
painful plight is there
than see her
cringe away
from you, she who had promised
everlasting love

Daily Prompt – Cringe

when it rains
it is difficult
to rein in
emotions
it is time memories reign
supreme over me

SoCS Prompt – rain/rein/reign

they were my
most valuable
possessions
those letters
are now not worth the paper
they’re written on

Daily Prompt – Paper

my world fell
apart; she returned
my ring, her
parting words
still echo in my ears and
gnaw at my insides

wheels of life
move on, I whistle
as I pick
broken threads
but I still feel her touch and
foot prints on my heart

In response to The Sunday Whirl’s Wordle 304

walking in
shadow of my guilt
waiting for
miracles
something ignites within me
wakes me up from trance

it whispers
let go of rancid
past, ’twas just
a ripple
in water, pin down the earth
and touch the sky

In response to The Sunday Whirl’s Wordle 303

she who was
ever so loving
gave me a
cold shoulder
it was a revelation
that she too could change

Daily Prompt – Revelation