alone

A teacup that only accepts raindrops as payment

~ ~M ~ 10 Comments

Tears were her last resort
As every cloud was fresh out of rain
So she summoned all of her sadness
Releasing it in pitter patters of pain

The teacup could only smile
As the droplets fell one by one
Now holding the valuable elixir
He beamed for what he had done

© 2025 Michelle Cook

Sometimes we just need to pour out our pain and it’s nice when someone invites us to do that. Thank you to those who have. 😉 ~M xoxo

*For those of you who are curious about the title, I’ve decided to write a series of poems from the perspective of objects, exploring how they might help us if we listen to their unspoken wisdom. I hope these little poems will help you think about ways you can help yourself in a world where each of us may often feel alone.

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Lonely

~ ~M ~ 18 Comments

Every now and then
I feel this word
even though I know
it sounds absurd

But lonely appears
so very often to me
think I might have
a chronic sensitivity

I often feel it’s power
like a magnet from within
the teardrops collecting
underneath my skin

I try to hold them back
But the pull is so strong
and what I know now
I’ve known all along

I let go of all my promises
seems I’m doing it again
this heart can’t help
but let loneliness win

Most think I’m doing great
I can smile like the rest
but if you look beneath
there’s trouble in my chest

The weight of sadness
suffocates my will
keeping me from everything
standing so still

I know I’m not the only one
so the tears I wipe away
burying them inside me
to live another day

© 2024 Michelle Cook

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Alone

~ ~M ~ 35 Comments

Alone is a place
I know so well
It’s the place I dream
The place I dwell

It gets dreary in here
And I get scared of the dark
But my flame isn’t extinguished
You should see my spark

People pass by
But they cannot see
All the color of life
Right inside of me

Come take a look
You’ll see that it’s true
I have a heart
Just like you

© 2023 Michelle Cook

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Forgotten

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It’s hard to trust again
When someone ceases to care
When suddenly they leave you
As if you were never even there

And it makes me wonder
If I should ever try again
Nobody knows the hurts
I’ve felt deep within

To most I’m just a face
As common as can be
Just an ordinary girl
Who most will never see

I walk through this world
Forgotten and unknown
This is what it’s like
To be dismissed and alone

 

© 2019 Michelle Cook

He runs

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He runs
Tirelessly
Determinedly

He craves
Changes
Exchanges

He fights
Alone
Unknown

He regrets
Lying
Trying

He feels
Sadness
Madness

He knows
Nothing
Except suffering

© 2019 Michelle Cook