Just let them go…

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If someone refuses to love you
It’s pointless to wish it so
Best to shrug your shoulders
And finally let them go

And if they come back to you
It’s best to set them free
For a heart that refuses to love you
Can never really be

© 2018 Michelle Cook

Failing

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I’m failing
Falling hard
Into a funnel
Of finality
Fully aware
That fortitude
Is finally
Failing me

© 2018 Michelle Cook

Pastel perspectives

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Pink, white, baby blue
These old perspectives
Now a different hue

Yellow, orange, fiery red
Newfound colors
Filling up my head

Dull pastels wash away
As brilliant fresh colors
Save the day

Head n heart is where they’ll remain
Full of vibrant thoughts
In a stunning terrain

© 2018 Michelle Cook


For a full month of writing prompts, click here!  Pastel perspectives

Absent but near

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I spent the day with you
Not in person but in mind
And in every single thought
It was you my heart did find

© 2018 Michelle Cook

Window of warning

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Window of warning
Opened above
Rays of sunshine
Warmth of love

Voice of reasoning
Calling her name
Beseeching her to leave
A life of shame

Reminder of things
Futures to come
Imploring her to remember
What cannot be undone

Choices, decisions
Whirred through her head
Her choosing too late
For she was already dead

© 2018 Michelle Cook


For a full month of writing prompts, click here!  Window of warning