choose more wisely
the words you speak
be selective
when you open your mouth
don’t utter drivel
nonsense does no one any good
one-word
Poetry inspired by words from OneWord.com.
OneWord: clasp
it is all too easy
to clasp hands
to meet another’s gaze
and speak words said
by a hundred hundred other souls
it is a far more difficult thing
to sit in silence
with only the sound of breath
to remind you of another’s presence
with no assurance that they will be present tomorrow
except the knowledge of your own heart
oneword: doubled
This may be the beginning of something. I’ll revisit it later to see where it leads.
She watched, impassive, as he retched in the bushes outside her sister’s house. He was there, doubled over, groaning and clutching the fencepost with one hand to keep from falling into his own sick.
Then she laughed at the absurdity of it all, and walked up the sidewalk, leaving him behind.
one word: hijacked
this thread has been
hijacked
taken astray
by an attention-starved
and desperate
jackhole
don’t bother trying to
steer it back
to a more pleasurable course
there is no righting this
one word: sniper
silent as whispers
perched upon a rooftop
unseen by all but the night
watchful
deadly
unerring in her determination
target acquired
she waits for the signal
steady hands
steady breaths
she hears the music
takes her shot
vanishes
before the chaos below
spreads like a bloodstain
one word: exactly
it is exactly this
there is no right
no wrong
there is no perfect way for anything
all things are a journey
each moment is a choice
trying to direct the path only leads to frustration
instead allow yourself to enjoy the view
to experience each moment
if you do this
the path will lead you
exactly where you aught to be
one word: damage
she thought she was damaged
beyond repairing
beyond useable
she thought no one wanted her
that she was something to be thrown away
left behind
she learned instead
over time
that she was only as wonderful
as she believed herself to be
and so she began to see herself amazing
repaired the damage done
by time
by neglect
by forgetting
OneWord Poetry: Drizzle
rain falls
a drizzle that coats everything
let it dissolve your stress
let it soothe the fire
lessen the ache of the everyday
I like this as a start for something more. I think that it needs more though, but right now, I don’t know what else that is.
OneWord Poetry: Ensue
there is a moment
in the early morning
as birds begin to waken from their slumber
and the drone of cars is just beginning
it is a moment that lingers
as the sun lightens the sky
before chaos can ensue
when all is right in the world
One-Word Poetry: Clasp
clasping hands
reverent souls stand together
overlooking the sea
wind enfolding them in its loving embrace
all of Nature witness
to their solemn rites
my words are alive 