Just pray
These are the words I hear you say
Just hope
These are words which help me cope
Just love
These are the words sent from above
Just trust
These are the words I know I must
Just live
These are the words I need to give
Just try
These are the words which make me sigh
Just be
These are the words which set me free
Just let go
These are the words I still don’t know
© 2018 Michelle Cook
Originally written, January 2017
Inundated with
Creaky hinges
Afflicted by
Annoying twinges
Growing older
Infested with gray
Almost too tired
To kiss or play
Slowly becoming
Crippled and cranky
Undesirable
No longer swanky
Hard lines
Worn creases
Coming apart
In shreds and pieces
Losing thoughts
Oh what to do
Finding it difficult
To even chew
Getting older
Is so unrightful
Never do it
It is frightful!
© 2018 Michelle Cook
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Fizzy Whizzys’
Were her absolute fave
Made her want
To misbehave
Effervescent
Drops of delight
This euphoric treat
Was out of sight!
Never enough
She craved them daily
Gobbling each piece down
Rather gayly
Then one day
Her sweets were discontinued
And the search for more
She still continues
© 2018 Michelle Cook
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I find myself missing you
Every hour of every day
And time passes so slowly
Because you’re so far away
I try to appear normal
As if all is well and fine
But you’re still there
You’re always on my mind
© 2018 Michelle Cook
She just wanted
What he could never give
A life spent together
To be loved and to live
But he could never see
Beyond his own ambitions
Causing her to question
His silent omissions
Still she remembers
The days of lavender love
Those are the memories
She thinks most of
But those were just dreams
Conjured by her naïve mind
And she can’t forget
How he left her behind
© 2018 Michelle Cook
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