In-between

Hollow requirements

~ ~M ~ 23 Comments

Between the head
and the heart
we can feel hollow
and pulled apart

All those hidden spaces
in-between
are often isolated
and unseen

The requirements
within our core
leave us yearning
forevermore

Until necessities
are found at our feet
we can feel empty
and incomplete

Few ever find
what they’re searching for
most are adrift
and wanting more

Some are lucky
to see their way
we’re fortunate
if those ones stay

Darkness and light
are ever near
consequences
aren’t always clear

But the path
is always ours to decide
we just need someone
to stand beside

© 2024 Michelle Cook

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One

~ ~M ~ 6 Comments

You’re the echo inside me,
the harmonious voice
inside my head.

Your words reverberate,
mimicking my mind,
every thought spilled,
phantasmic and fluidly formed.

Mutually manifested magic
is all we’ve ever really known.

Why need we even speak
the thoughts that dwell within
while we cheat mediocrity
bathing in buckets of bliss.

Maybe it’s the glory gained
by hearing ourselves think
beyond the breadth of others
in a oneness all our own.

© 2023 Michelle Cook

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The In-between

~ ~M ~ 18 Comments

worn

Each crinkled page
Worn and tattered
Reveals the truth
About all that matters

It’s the in-between places
All those crinkles and folds
Which explain the life
That she now holds

© 2018 Michelle Cook

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