I’ve noticed it’s the quiet that hits the hardest
The vacancy of your notifications on a busy day
The little interruptions I became quite accustomed to
And I miss those ever-loving interludes with you
The way you’d plead and beg for more time
I never quite understood how little time we had left
If only I’d known, I would’ve never said goodbye
© 2026 Michelle Cook
Danny 💔 – November 20th, 1969 – May 11th, 2026. Neither Brian nor I will ever forget you… xoxo
We hold on to the feelings
We all once knew
The times when love blossomed
And progressively grew
But things change
And people pull away
We’re left not knowing
What else we can say
It’s so hard to let go
Of someone close to our heart
But often they’ve decided
To make a new start
We can suffer for years
Wishing things were different
The past can haunt us
When we become reminiscent
Then we realize the truth
That life must go on
Even if those we once cherished
Have now permanently gone
And we get through it all
Letting go day by day
Knowing there’s nothing more
We could ever do or say
© 2017 Michelle Cook
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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It’s like a knife that peels
A blade that steals
It keeps embedding stakes in my heart
And you can’t die
Cause then I couldn’t lie
About the pain it’d impart
I need you to fight
Give it all your might
But I just feel you wither
The tears are there
Beneath the surface they stare
Fuck,
I just need you
© 2024 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/girl-sitting-sadness-seal-legs-1707993/
For those of you who left comments, thank you. I’ve decided not to publish comments or to comment back and I hope y’all can understand. Much love… ~M xo
And then suddenly you were gone
like the rustling of crumpled leaves
fading against the backdrop
of a saturated city
My sails became limp and lifeless
hanging threadbare
against Times Square temptations
leaving me with a melancholy mindset
in the midst of a cosmopolitan dream
Manhattan meanderings
simultaneously stifled
an adventure left orphaned
under clouds full of finality
A meteor shower of emotions
enhancing the dimly lit depression
causing a crater of convictions
to overflow and seep into the crevices
flooding my ever-dispirited heart
© 2023 Michelle Cook
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