(written May 2023) Bird on a wire walking the line. Land and sea, it espies before taking flight. With no notice of time or deadlines to meet. Free. Before landing without a plan. Happy just to be. Copyright © 2023 Maggie Watson All Rights Reserved
Tag Archives: thoughts
Pause (return to black)
(written May 2023) I paused to imaginebut did not lingeron the thought.There is no pointto my imaginationwhen realitycomes to naught.Clarification is what Iseek, or better still,communication.Then again,silence conveysso much.So I shall not waste thoughtson imagining your touch.Or the brush of your lipsagainst mine.I paused,but toomuch timenow has elapsed.So I hit “play”,instead of “pause”,and then returnContinue reading “Pause (return to black)”
Ugly
(written May 2023) Unsplash Image by Donovan Reeves We are all ugly in someone’s eyes. Is the ink on my skin ugly to you? No one is ugly. Beauty is only what you perceive, and it will fade with age as quickly as Autumn leaves falling from a tree. If you think me ugly thenContinue reading “Ugly”
No Lies
(written May 2023) Unsplash Image by Alexander Krivits No lies escape these lips of mine. I choose not to intertwine my words with deceit. Words placed incorrectly on the tongue will make another bleed. I have bled too often in the past I do not wish that on another. It pains me to see someoneContinue reading “No Lies”
Tomorrow
(written May 2023) Rivulets of red blend into the fluffy white clouds. Another day draws to an end. Soon the moon will emerge with the stars to illuminate the sky. While weary workers close their eyes. For some the night may not bring rest as they attempt to relieve their worries. And for others, thereContinue reading “Tomorrow”
Your Branches
Your branches, however,
I cannot
remove.
Sand
“Wounds reopen”
Divine Intervention
“Yet gravity
insists on pulling me
towards you.”
Sewing
(written April 2023) Unsplash Image by Benigno Hoyuela Memories of long ago,we sew stitches,trying to holdonto broken dreams.Needles and threads.People who werenever ours to keep.Then we comeapart at the seams.Unravel yourselffrom anythingthat causes painand never letanyone use thesame pair ofscissorsto cut you open again. Copyright © 2023 Maggie Watson All Rights Reserved
Three Micro Poems
(written April 2023) Unsplash Image by Kelly Sikkema The armour we wear is designed to see who cares. Love is a battlefield. We should choose our wars carefully. ……………………………. Everyone bleeds to some degree. Some wounds you cannot see. And a broken heart cannot mend if words remain unsaid. …………………………………. Words spoken heartfelt upon deafContinue reading “Three Micro Poems”
In the Shadow of my Pen 