MR. KRUMB Louis and Lucy Should have never been partners At least not in the science lab They acted like kindergarteners Even though they were in 9th grade And were expected to know better Someone should have told Mr. Krumb In an anonymous letter That he was dimwitted and her head full of air Between…

LOVE LAID DEAD I remember they day That I knew I would never have Sex with him again It was the day He criticized my weight In that moment of callousness Love was slain Love, she laid dead At his feet And he didn’t even Recognize Because he was too Self-absorbed to see The expeditiousness…

A WOMAN’S PRAYER Let me tell you a little story About prayer and its validity Now this story isn’t for those With faintheartedness or trepidity So, stop reading now If you don’t have the constitution Because this story may get A tad bit gruesome There once was a woman In the throes of depression There…

WEIGHT There was a time I thought I’d lose my mind Cause I felt the weight Of the world on my shoulders The sun didn’t shine And bells didn’t chime Cause the weight felt like A two ton boulder Simona A. Brinson Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

MEMORY TORN She’s not insane, nor is she crazy Sometimes her thoughts get a little hazy Sometimes when her mind is engrossed in thought She remembers the things she once forgot Like the names of her mother Her sisters and her brother Her husband and friends And the feel of the wind As she strolled…

WOVEN You are wrong about yourself And here’s the reason why Because you bought into Someone else’s lie About who you are And the breadth of your worth That was bestowed upon you Before the time of your birth You see, You are priceless Because you were chosen In your mother’s womb You were intricately…

RUMOR Rumors have ears that listen with intent They spread like wildfire cause they don’t cost a cent They freely flow from a pair of lips to another’s ears They travel rapidly to places far and near The rumor changes subtly each time that it’s uttered Because words are added and the rumor gets cluttered…

THE SIDE OF SELF Sometimes I am hot. Sometimes I am cold. But most often I am lukewarm. Trying to walk the line between self and God. I straddle the fence Not quite able to balance I often slip to To the side of self Periodically, I take Him down And wipe away the dust…

TOO LATE If I were a star I’d shine just for you If I were a blade of grass I’d hold your morning dew If I were at rainbow’s end There a pot of gold would wait But you and I are no more Alas, it is too late My star no longer Shines for…

nemesis The frog is my nemesis I say that with grimace There is no other beast I loathe more than this And I would certainly never kiss A frog, NOT EVER! Not even if he were a prince I’d forgo the crown And my change to be queen I would rather get frostbite And lose…