life

Hollow requirements

~ ~M ~ 10 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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Pixie dust and fire

~ ~M ~ 2 Comments

Foretelling flames
sparked the rubble
that’s when both of them knew
they were in loads of trouble

Pixie dust specks
and spatters of desire
flared each flicker
destined never to expire

And although the world
tried to keep them apart
divine interventions
sealed their fate from the start

Who would’ve thought
a little dust and heat
could make someone’s lives
so full and complete

© 2024 Michelle Cook

Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/dandelion-flower-fire-burn-burning-7274177/

Something Soupy

~ ~M ~ 25 Comments

Something soupy
A dollop of droopy
That’s what describes my day

Something failed
An idea derailed
Things aren’t going my way

A harrowing mess
Oh the distress
If only I could just start over

But the time it would take
Oh what a mistake
Trying to keep my composure

Can any of you relate
By these feelings of frustrate
Ever feel like burying your head?

Why do we even begin
Bearing an idea within
When we could’ve stayed in bed

© 2024 Michelle Cook

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Prismatic ponderings

~ ~M ~ 12 Comments

I begin to slowly die
whenever you’re away
disheartened by the absence
of your colorful array

An achromatic rainbow
is all that I can conjure
my mind’s eye being
desolate and somber

But then you return
like a prism in my mind
blotting out the bleakness
with a feeling undefined

My world becomes a haven
and my heart beats anew
saturated by all the colors
spilled on me by you

© 2024 Michelle Cook

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Cancer

~ ~M

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

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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