Author: Adiela Michael
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Frosted Over
In my memory There are things I wish to forget, The silence of heartbreak The cold snares of pain And a voice so familiar All these my heart wishes to forget. They swim freely Like boats anchored at shore, My heart is but an easel A canvas born to express beauty But burnt in me…
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Beyond The Seasons
Another year is at an end A year I can never hate, Ah, fate, your claws kept me adrift Yes, you made me see the light This year was a mystery A mystery I could never solve. In this year My thoughts escaped me, My voice became a target My senses drowned like stone Each…
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Sealed Heart
Behind these doors My heart is sealed, My thoughts are seen My love locked I’m the only one who knows Secrets like these are never known Behind closed doors My tears flow like rivers, Tears meant to be seen I cry for hearts unknown I cry for what I’ve lost Yet they don’t cry back.…
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Lingering Embers
Image Source: Unsplash- Cord Allman In her name I’ve written odes, They linger within me Every word, every moment They linger within me All my focus, all my time It all goes to her. Like Homer, I bleed like never before My words are all about her, Every element, every phrase I can never write…
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Love’s Confusion
Image Source: Pexels- Natã Romualdo In so many ways I’ve been smitten, I’ve been felled by beauty In beauty I’m reborn I’m amazed yet crippled Like venom, it spreads A venom like this, I can’t escape In my heart, I’m paralyzed. In my head Many reasons swim by, They talk about love They spoke of…
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Infinite Desire
Image Source: Pexels- Godisable Jacob Whenever you’re near My soul craves more, In your absence I seek to find you Without you, I’m lost Lost to the world. In your voice, I draw breath A breath I seem to love, In these veins you flow You’ve become my blood An elixir I seem to lack…
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Drowning In Desire
Image Credit: Unsplash- Karl Callwood Deep within me A thousand voices dwell, These voices claw to be heard They speak of truth and life A thousand times over, I’m amazed I’m amazed at how lucky I am I am lucky to be alive. Deep within me A silence brews, To be held is my desire…
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A Light Still Not Seen
Image Credit- Pexels- Keegan Houser Ah history Your books are open, On every page, I read about beauty Beauty born from struggle Some made truths known Some made death their God But through these pages I wish to be seen. From the first man To the current situation, My thoughts wish to be read They…
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Eternal Muse
Image Credit: Pexels- RedWolf There she sits A beauty to behold, To her, the world is her canvas Her paintbrush strokes every heart Her easel she sets on the mountain Her muse is at the ready Inspiration never looked so good Her own venom is love A love I cannot hide. In her head These…
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Finding My Voice
Image Credit: Pexels- MART PRODUCTION Deep within me Words lay unspoken, In them, questions arise In them lights go unseen Where are the words I need Where are the voices I seek Please speak, I aim to listen. As I sit here My thoughts roam wildly, Excuses from my past They spring up like roses…