by michaelcrews2021 | Jul 12, 2021 | Love
profound pain ofunrequited loveleft me reeling,my footing lost.then you.the harmonyof your soulwhispering to minere-focused my attentionarms reached for me andcaught me mid-spiral.
by michaelcrews2021 | Jul 12, 2021 | Art & Poetry Pairings
I know nothing of parachutesBut doubt one could save me.How to trustStrings and silkpacked by someone else
by michaelcrews2021 | Jul 9, 2021 | Featured Poems
From all the rest I single out youhaving a message for you,You are to die—let others tell you what they please,I cannot prevaricate,I am exact and merciless,but I love you- there is no escape for you.Softly I lay my right hand upon you, you just feel it,I do not...
by michaelcrews2021 | Jul 9, 2021 | Art & Poetry Pairings
Look at me in my fine dressWaiting for a love’s first touchThen this storm and here I standTo my disappointed arms I clutchSinking heart out the window peersAs lightening flashes in the skyHopelessly longing to see your faceBut the bridge is out- a flood is...
by michaelcrews2021 | Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Pillow graspedin tight little fistsaround her headscraped knucklesreminders ofyesterday’sfloor scrubbingabandonmenther own fault-orso she was toldgritting her teethshe huddles againstbunk’s iron headboardthe bell againnot rememberingwhen it last rang for...