He runs
Tirelessly
Determinedly
He craves
Changes
Exchanges
He fights
Alone
Unknown
He regrets
Lying
Trying
He feels
Sadness
Madness
He knows
Nothing
Except suffering
© 2019 Michelle Cook
poem
Acceptance
I found myself depleted
Of every last drop
Not even an ounce of myself
Was left in the cup
I’d been spilled nonchalantly
Chipped on occasion
And I’d invited my curiosity
To allow an invasion
I worked tirelessly everyday
To refill my cup
But the pieces gave way
And I had to give up
Even the glue that lingered
Wasn’t that strong
So mending the edges
Went unbelievably wrong
The stains and scars
Still very much remain
And the cracks are reminders
Of so much pain
Thankfully a vessel
Doesn’t have to look nice
So this battered old cup
Will just have to suffice
© 2019 Michelle Cook
Lack of love
Lack of love
Hurts my heart
Why can’t people
Ever be smart
Can’t they see
What they’re missing
Love is more
Than just kissing
With genuine love
Souls connect
Hearts entwine
There’s no neglect
Is it so hard
To love this way
This is all
I have left to say
© 2019 Michelle Cook
A better outlook on life
When I think about my life
And don’t focus on mankind
I feel such a positive feeling
As I leave the world behind
And I think about the beauty
The things that God has made
And when I give my worries to him
I’m left feeling unafraid
I wish my mind would dwell more
In the places where he resides
For I know I feel most comforted
When he’s standing by my side
But I get lost to a world
Full of rejection and despair
And so I try to fit in
Which doesn’t get me anywhere
But today is a new day
A chance to try again
And maybe this time
I’ll just give everything to him
© 2019 Michelle Cook
Life
Life
A complicated mess
Bathed in lies
And so much death
Always consuming
Presuming
Presuming
Then it’s gone
© 2019 Michelle Cook
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