Lonliness

Lonliness hugs me
Consoling my tears
An invisible friend
Whispering my fears

Stalking my shadow
Daring me in the dark
Clutching me closer
Suffocating my spark

Cold and consuming
Together in time
Desperately drowning
These lonely thoughts of mine.

Silence

Her body is bloody and bruised
As he bashes her on the floor
Her heart is completely confused
As he laughs at his "little whore"

Numb with the pain and the fear
At the sound of her ribs cracking
Praying her children won't hear
As his fists keep on attacking

His punches punctuate her pleading
Accustomed to his vicious violence
Her broken body lies bleeding
As she suffers through in silence.

dedicated to the millions of women who suffer in silence.

may your voice be heard,
may your heart be healed,
may your peace be found.

Beautiful Blue

She holds you in her heart
When the sunrise brakes through
Shinning on the grace of her art
Her beauty reflected in you

She holds you in her heart
As the seasons slowly undo
When winter ends and spring starts
Forever there protecting you

She holds you in her heart
In shades of beautiful blue
Entwined and never apart
Eternally peaceful and true.

dedicated to my cousin, Gilly.

Snowflakes

Christmas diamonds
In a twinkling sky
Kaleidoscopic shapes
Naked to the eye

Capturing sunlight
As icicles melt
Reflecting rainbows
As winter is felt

Whirling with the wind
Ice white snowflakes
Settle on the ground
As wonderland awakes.

dedicated to Lala, my grandmother and winter angel.

Iris Loveline