I believe there is some truth behind every belief
I also know I will never know all there is to know
My intuition shows me what’s important
My gut tells me when I’m right or wrong
All I ever need to do is search within me
The answers to all my questions are always there
© 2025 Michelle Cook
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Along the avenue of lost souls
We danced deliriously
Entwined in each other
Oblivious to everything else
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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I forgot you
You made me forget you
And now
Whenever I think of you
I can’t remember
Why I’m thinking of you
I think a piece of my heart
Has a muscle memory of you
But my mind can no longer be sure
Your memory flitted away
On a day long ago
When there was nothing left to say
I have this vague recollection
That you once mattered to me
But maybe that was only a dream
The more I try to remember
The more I forget
And the pain I once felt is finally gone
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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There’s a stormy sea
grown inside of me
It began with a patch of foam
then grew into an unkind home
I’ve watched it churn
I’ve seen the swirls
bleak yet brilliant
as each unfurls
Memories fuel
the murky brew
sad and sorrowful
images of you
The outer waves
seem almost serene
but underneath
is a raging scene
There are the days when
the waters shimmer
but as the world turns
things start to simmer
Sandy crystals
flee my palms
I breath deeper
to remain calm
Once again
I try to leave
but like a prisoner
I can only grieve
I start to lose pieces
of what was me
watching as the waves
carry them out to sea
This old rhythmic cycle
beginning once more
whilst I’m still tied
to this weathered shore
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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Gentle reminders
Softly spoken whispers
Sent on stardust
Sealed with kisses
Let these be the messages
I never forget
whenever the moon
decides to disappear
Let these be the reminders
alighting my pathway
until the day
the sun ceases to shine
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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