Poetry

Sunshine

inkycapnip

15 Apr 2025

Brown eyes brighter than the sun
I saw the world through yours before I ever grew my own

Strong hands forged in fire and stone
You stood stalwart between my light and the unknown

Sour words that stung in my youth
Turned bitter after half a decade apart
Lemonade sweetened to perfection
Those same words now coax a softness from my heart

Though my hands lack your radiance
We share the same spice of mind
Hair turns silver, trophy of survival
You taught me it's never too late to restart

You lend me sunshine
Warmth in the form of understanding
Water to my parched earth
Dried roots expand and unfurl
One day when your brilliance passes
The flowers you helped nurture shine on

Cobwebs

Spindly spider fingers dig into my flesh Invisible wire wraps round I force my self to bend If it's mine, why is it your shame I don? Coiling around me in venomous tendrils My dress was not a come-on Guilt you sowed in my chest I now uproot

A bird with a broken wing

I want to write a poem for you But you don’t really let people in So I can only write for the father I’ve had Not the one you wish you had been Deep beneath the skin of a man little boy cries frozen in time For a

Never Heard

While you were frozen solid I was falling on my face When I offered you a hand My progress was displaced In the face of your suffering I prefer to walk alone Rather than cut off pieces Trying to keep you whole All the darkness I witnessed Contrasted by beams

Daisy

In another life Crescent moons adorn your arms Slipping through my fingers Cocooning an ugly charm A silver touch, soft fingers Gliding across my scalp A luminous smile Feeds a fresh start A whispered plea Let's never be apart Sadly I've grown An unattached heart I&

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Cobwebs

A bird with a broken wing

Never Heard

Daisy