My Heart and Mind Shatter

Restoration – Image by KL Caley Like this old beaten house, my heart and mind are full of grief and loss. Long story short...My daughter duped me and took away everyone in one swish of her razor tongue. All I ever wanted was for my kids was for them to be loved, happy, and have …

A Perfect Partner

Image Credit: Kids World Fun The clouds above and the grass below Bring them to a happy space That she has now grown "Dance with me, Darling!" He speaks into the breeze The dance begins graceful Even if her heart doesn't beat Her arms do not move Her waist does not twist He does not …

G is for God ~ Vessel of Your Breath

Photo by Rahul Pandit on Pexels.com Faith is something that I have always had, but I never felt that connection to a higher power within that faith. A relationship with God is new to me. This poem will reflect that discovery for me, and I am going to use the Spirit's Vessel poetry style that …

Heritage ~ #WDYS 124

Image Credit: Houcine Ncib @ Unsplash She feels the weight of the world in her hands, heavy Hard to belong, lost in this space The space of life, heritage, freedom...it's not ringing The oppression is screaming into the ears of the indigenous people from every sunrise to every sunset, heartbreaking... © E.M. Kingston, 2022 ~ All Rights …

Last Look by E.M.~RFP8

I am running a little behind. Every Friday, Paula Light over at Light Motifs II, has a prompt called Random Friday Prompt. This past Friday she gave us a list of last lines, and she asked for us to pick one that inspires us and write (or you could pick your own last line from …

Millions Cry

Leave your gadgets, grab your sturdy staffWalk with me and live, losses happenTargets, a cracked corridorRefugees fled, safetyA last look, sadnessLost track of timeIt stands stillMillionsCry... This post was written using the words from Sunday Whirl Wordle #543. I used the style called Nonet. gadgets, refugee, staff, fled, crack, corridor, live, track, millions, last, target, …

The Night The Sky Fell Apart ~ A Sestina

Photo Courtesy of News Delivers Their sorrow fills the streets with wails filled of smokeIce and ash fall in the air, creating dirt that lasts a lifetimeBravery is felt throughout tired shoulders, heavy and twistedCitizens…people… holding heavy artillery, becoming soldiersAs mothers squat to comfort the young and the feebleNo atonement will come from the other …

To Know Me

To know me is to know that small things excite me and set my soul on fire. To know me is to understand that I wear my heart in open spaces. To know me is to see that I care so deeply that it hurts me when I'm let down. To know me is to …

The Affliction of Forsaken Love

Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Her love is afflicted, for him she became weak As his eyes no longer see her spirit A growing disturbance in her fractured soul Robust and potent withdrawal, like an addict Flutters when her eyes meet his, breath-taking Defiantly I adore him, against her own advice The cagey intuition of …

A Tribute to My Father, S.A. Kingston

S.A. Kingston On January 28, 2016, I lost one of my biggest inspirations, my dearly departed father, S.A. Kingston. Other people know him by his birth name, but he and I loved using his pen name. Many people do not know that he set many of the morals and ethics that I have within me. …