If I could change my life,
what would I do?
Would a simple hug
change my point of view?
I wonder how far I’d go
for the things I desire,
or would those longings
somehow expire.
I don’t always know
what my capabilities are,
haven’t gotten to the point
of reaching that far.
But there’s one thing I know
I could never do
and that would be
to give up you.
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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Some will march in spewing insincerity
Still others will tiptoe in without pretense
Both are after the same things
Both are cruel and unkind
Manipulation comes in many forms
I am sure I have not seen all the ways
But I am sure of it when I see it
This will not be my future
I have never been blind to the truth
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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To be loved so hard…
Is there anything better?
That raw connection, primal and lusty
in an earth-shattering kind of way
A feeling that leaves you breathless
wanting more and more
until your body is completely tangled up
in sheets saturated
with the drenching of divine energy
Where the cares of the world lose their luster
and all that remains is the very reason for living
Oh, to be lost in that blissfully euphoric world
the one you’ve both created
from the deepest depths of your souls
There is no greater gift
than to be wrapped in the arms
of someone who never holds back
who gives everything
the one who understands you
like no one else ever has
to grow every day
deeper and deeper in love
with years spent discovering
the best parts of yourself
but also entwined with the heart and soul
of someone special
That someone being the best thing
that’s ever happened to you
The only reason you wish you could live forever
because without them
eternity doesn’t matter
and life here on earth may as well not even exist
© 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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Why’s life so hard
I want to know
I’ve worked so long
But got nothing to show
And I want to do more
But can’t figure out what
This annoyance I feel
Is like a punch to the gut
Trying to decide
What comes next
But all my options
Seem too complex
A blueprint for life
Is really what I need
Without one I fear
I may never succeed
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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