Category: Poetry

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 7

I am really enjoying this series and the sense of discipline in posting it is giving me. Overall, I feel like my writing is improving, and I am having fun. What more can you ask for, right?

Day 7: “Looking”

Looking back

Smiling at the past

Looking out

nostalgia sweetening my ears

Looking around

thankful

Looking in

Awe shattering my destructive thoughts

Looking

and truly seeing

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 2

As I continue this series, I find myself wanting to edit, change, and make excuses for the poems I create. I decided when I started this that I will not edit or judge what I create; I will just allow the poems to help me get things off of my chest. This is a challenge for me because I always seek perfection and want people to like me and like the work I create. As I share this poem, which happens to not be my most favorite thing I’ve ever written, I will grant myself grace and release the words into the void (aka the Internet). Maybe I will use this internal struggle as inspiration for my poem tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Day 2: Untitled

Tears threaten

My brain is flooded with nothingness

My only success

from the day

is learning about musicians and the making of music

But I have no motivation for actual classwork.

I feel like shit.

I need to calm down.

I need to loosen my reins on control.

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 1

There is a lot going on in the world, and I often struggle with letting out my internal thoughts and emotions. I decided to start writing a poem every day to help me let go of things I tend to hold on to that don’t serve me. The poems are short and not necessarily the best things ever written, but they are a therapeutic outlet for me. Maybe this is something that would interest you, or you have another artistic outlet you would like to explore on a daily basis. So, you can tag along for the ride and maybe even create something for yourself, too.

Day 1: “Procrastination”

Apathy pulls me

Laziness moves me

The screen controls me

I sit up

The blanket falls

I clean

I cook

I work out

But nothing gets done

Seasons Change

The light shines, glistens on the pond
The green so sweet; I’ve grown so fond
A bird chirps and sings her melody
A dream so far, a distant remedy
The sky so bright, a sacred bond

A fear so big for what’s beyond
I don’t want to leave, to end this song
Nature floats, a sight so heavenly
The light shines, glistens on the pond

Mother calls, waves her heavy wand
A change too big; I don’t respond
Here I want to be so desperately
This transition could end in tragedy
I promise to return, to correspond
The light shines, glistens on the pond