They sense
the pull
the tug
the distance
resistance
They feel
every thought
every question
every emotion
commotion
They know
the reality
the truth
the lies
sighs
They see
every move
every look
every disguise
wise
They love
the good
the bad
the best
blessed
They give
every piece
every purpose
every chance
romance
They bring
the fun
the hope
the laughter
banter
They are
every day
every way
every moment
ours
© 2025 Michelle Cook
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She lassos heartstrings
Floating on an Autumn breeze
He feels the soft tug
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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I adore the ones
who let love in
not everyone has
the capacity within
The ones who do
were made for me
they’re the only ones
who set me free
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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Through tides
that pull me away
somehow
you always stay
I’d do anything
to reach that shore
always wanting you
so much more
Instead I drift
as close as I can
weary from time
and it’s distant plan
Why can’t the waves
crash in my favor
and bring me closer
to what I savor
© 2023 Michelle Cook
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I remain in slumbered thought
And yet my mind aches to go
To be what I should be
To know what I should know
And yet here I sit as always
My body fighting with my mind
The balance between them both
So off-kilter so unkind
The brain at war with the bones
The bones set in stubborn recluse
I fear not even an earthquake
Could shake my body loose
Stuck in that realm of isolation
Peering down on a grand parade
Wishing to be part of everything
Will no one come to my aid?
I’ve become like a stone statue
Watching the crowds pass by
Already in my coffin
Stuck in my mind’s eye
The world hums around me
I’m a lone spectator to the buzz
I remain in sequestered solitude
Free from what the world does
© 2023 Michelle Cook
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