Tag: poetry

Hole

To scream for air, to just be heard…

I heard the crack.
The impact of metal on wood—
The wood not withstanding his punch.

I begged the hose to trickle faster.
Or for the bucket to suddenly be smaller.
Just so I could get to him.

He had kicked, a hole in the wall.
I peered in. Looking for answers.
Looking for the future.

But all I saw were spiders.
All splintered by the shadows.
All screaming for air.

He gave me the once over.
Eyes glaring, daring me to speak.
To challenge his actions.

But I couldn’t. Rather, I wouldn’t.
Because all I wanted
Was to do the same.

To tear down the whole shed.
To punch a hole that deep.
To scream for air, to just be heard…
Even if I hated the spiders.

 

Sunflower

Unanswered questions, unexplained hurt.

Dark, humble beginning—
Buried beneath cold, damp soil.
Questioning the point, the purpose,
The meaning, behind the toil.
Finally, a breakthrough—
A small shoot of green.
Stretching, reaching, looking for sky,
A yellow burst erupts on the scene.
A flower, petals smooth as silk—
Growing to the height of a man.
But all too soon, seasons change,
The end, before it truly began.
Wilted by the weight of the seeds—
Drooping, tilting back to the dirt.
Drops of rain slide down like tears,
Unanswered questions, unexplained hurt.