To an Old Friend

We needed not correspond every day Often weeks or months having slipped us by Distance and routines would get in the way Yet the bond felt strong between you and I When times were tough and our hopes were shattered Listening ears or shoulders to cry on In those rare moments we knew what mattered AContinue reading “To an Old Friend”

Retribution

With all her love she so adoresIn exchangeHis love is feignedHe appears to be onboardHis behavior quite untowardHer reputation stainedHe remains “unchained”Despite her love forth pouredUnrequited love turns to hateObsessive thoughts of retributionHe is oblivious to her disdainDetermined to seal his fateHe offers her no solutionShe reciprocates the pain W3 Prompt #109: Wea’ve Written Weekly poetContinue reading “Retribution”

Got My Goat

Used for my meat, milk, and fur;Thousands of years domestication;I’m now quite the entrepreneur;Deserving of my elevation.Vying for human-made kibble;I embrace a rare opportunity;You know how I love to nibble;And they love my ingenuity.You must gather I’m rather intelligent;And an avid climber too;My rudeness is irrelevant;As I do what I must do.So on the backContinue reading “Got My Goat”