There she sat
At the edge of forever
Lost in the gloom
Of the shadowy weather
Slumped all alone
In her dismal state
She wondered if anyone
Could possibly relate
Was her solitary life
Always meant to be
If only the answer
She could one day see
Forever seemed too far
As the friendless void imprisoned
No condemnation to pass
This was mostly her decision
© 2019 Michelle Cook
For a month of writing prompts, click here; The edge of forever
Hold your hankering horses
You know you really must
A little patience is so important
Or else you’ll surely bust
Hold your hankering horses
And quit being so demanding
Don’t you know life is always better
With a little bit of understanding?
Hold your hankering horses
Your antsy attitude needs to go
People don’t like impatience
This is something you ought to know
Hold your hankering horses
Just sit still and listen to me now
I’m explaining your main issue
And if you want to fix it, this is how
Hold your hankering horses
Get a grip and don’t wind up in a tizzy
I’m sorry to say that your behavior
Is only making the rest of us dizzy
Hold your hankering horses
This is the last thing I’m going to say
If you can’t calm down and be patient
Then please just go away
© 2019 Michelle Cook
For a month of writing prompts, click here; Hold your hankering horses
There have been so many disappointments in my life over the past several years and I think a lot of those issues started with being on social media and the repercussions that came with being on there. I have mulled over this subject for months and months now and I have finally decided that the time has come for me to close all of my social media accounts. And as many of you have probably noticed, I haven’t been writing much in recent days. I just feel like I need to take a step back in many ways. I have so many other priorities right now and I feel like I need to be focusing my time in other areas of my life. If any of you need to contact me, I can still be reached by email which can be found if you click on my Gravatar. Thank you all for understanding, and I will still be providing the writing prompts every month and doing my best to keep up with all of that. Love you guys… ~M xo
Do you ever just feel
That sorrowful ache in your heart
When someone you love
Starts falling apart
It kills you inside
Knowing they’re in pain
It’s this crushing somber feeling
Like petals wilting in the rain
And your heart starts to break
Pieces falling to the floor
There’s nothing you can do
You just can’t save them anymore
For they’ve given up their will
No fight left within
So you wait in the shadows
Silently hoping that they’ll win
But you know the feeling well
Having felt the same way too
All of life’s dismal thoughts
Pressing relentlessly into you
And with that bleak remembrance
Of days that killed you too
You just have to pray
There’s nothing more you can do
© 2019 Michelle Cook
People always seem to get caught up in their outer appearance
Never realizing that the inside is full of so much more brilliance
And if I had a dime for every time somebody believed they were ugly and old
I’d be richer than rich for the lies they’ve believed and been told
© 2019 Michelle Cook
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