Author: Simona A. Brinson
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FENCES I build fences To keep me safe Because my soul Is sensitive And my heart A weeping fool Simona A. Brinson Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.
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A BANK On my back On a bank Eyes towards the sky The twinkling of stars The glow of the moon A soft breeze blows Crickets strum a tune And light bugs dance A zig-zag pattern In the forest deep Owls cry Who And willows weep Tears of mournful woe And the bobcat screams Simona…
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give Allow me to lay naked before you Search my soul, if you will Know my heart’s intent For it is pure My only desire is to love and be loved I ask no more of you than I give I give freely I give unconditionally I give sacrificially I give passionately I give With…
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BURNING BRIDGES “Don’t burn your bridges” Humph! Is say, pour the gasoline, Light a match And watch them burn! Because some bridges Aren’t meant to be crossed again Because of lessons learned Maybe you’ve learned They’ll never change And it’s okay to be estranged From someone who has Lost their trust in you Or maybe…
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DROWNING Sometimes I miss you in ripples That come and go, slowly And at a pace My heart can bear But today, I am drowning Can’t even tread These waves of despair My grief is overwhelming Expanding and expounding Laying open, the unspoken Anguished misery Inside Simona A. Brinson Photo by Nick Russill on Unsplash…
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REPLY-ALL Please disregard the prior email Unless you know it to be true We all know Sharon is shallow And doesn’t have a clue Her managerial skills are lacking And her people skills are few I may lose my job today But I will never rue My accidental Reply-All Because every word is true Simona…
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YESTERDAY’S MISFORTUNE COOKIE Yesterday, I had a fortune cookie And the words I read Got it wrong Cause this is what it said: “Behind this fortune Is the love of your life” So, I looked behind the fortune And my heart swelled with strife Because in my line of sight There was only you My…
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the venditte effect You would be so beautiful If you weren’t so bitter What happened in life That caused you to wither? And your light inside To slowly dim? What happened to make Your outlook so grim? When did you lose sight Of who you are? My Sista-Queen You are a star That fell from…
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IN HARMONY There is no place In time or space Where you can reside And our souls not collide In harmony Charmingly Seeking the other Whether by cover Of darkness or by light of day We will always find a way To connect While our souls recollect A past the flesh has forgotten And we…
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I remember when the sun failed to shine and flowers didn’t grow When stars fell from the sky and the winds ceased to blow When I stood staid and motionless and my heart wept and moaned For love had lost her shimmer and her shine had turned to stone But then one starless night I…
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