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
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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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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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Some people
are perpetually sad
it’s hard to talk to them
they might get mad
Other people
are always happy
they’re easy to love
and make others sappy
Some people
are just hard to figure out
one minute smiling
the next it’s a shout
I like the people
who are easy to read
you always know exactly
what they need
I struggle with people
who can never share
It’s really hard to tell
if they even care
My favorite people
are the laughing kind
they know just how
to help me unwind
My least favorite people
are the constant complainers
they suck out the satisfaction
and are endless drainers
But I think overall
people are mostly great
some can be crabby
but to most I relate
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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There’s a lonely place
where you exist
I try to forget you
yet the memories persist
You were once my strength
you anchored my soul
but after everything you said
it all finally took its toll
I remember sinking to my knees
in painful defeat
my perfect image of you
at last shattered complete
I wanted to hold onto the good
but the good wouldn’t stay
and looking back
I’m relieved you went away
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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