Poems For Group

“Salvation”

I am cold, but not in winter,
I am pained, but not from fist,
Slowly, I pull out the splinter,
Watching this decay desist.
Family is all around me,
None of them can see a thing,
As I tear this darkness out of me,
I grin at them, and bear the sting.

“Home”

Maybe you will break my heart, and maybe you won’t.
Incandescent, effulgent, you are uncertain, evanescent and fleeting.
One thing is for sure.
Your heart is kind,
Beautiful, like a cherry blossom,
 Open it up, and you will be mine.
Sitting by the fire together,
Sipping wine, becoming cozy,
You make me feel the way I do
When reading a superb novel,
My heart, cleansing itself.
I hold you in my arms,
Kissing your lips
Your neck,
Your soul.
We are naive,
As only those in love can be,
And I cherish every moment.
But,
I haven’t met you yet.

“The Maggot Who Fought Back”

Throughout my whole life,
I never quite belonged,
In peace or in strife,
I always felt wrong.
Now at age twenty-eight,
I realize that I matter,
The heart lessens its ache,
And my hatred shatters.
I am free to go now, wherever I want,
I cannot be stolen,
Nor bullied,
Nor bought.
I live my life with equal measure,
Self-love comes with any endeavor.
One last anthem I know to be true,
I am finally me for the first time, too.