THE ECHOES When woe arrives She instantly seeks sanctuary In the secret chambers Of her soul Where the only sounds To be heard Are the echoes of Self-love: “You are kind!” “You are smart!” “You are beautiful!” “You are strong!” “You are daring!” “You are worthy!” “Keep being the best you that you can be!”…

Fool Was I such a fool To love a man Who couldn’t love me back? Or was he the fool Who couldn’t love me Because of his insurmountable lack? Simona A. Brinson Photo by BROTE studio from Pexels © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

a dreamer’s paradise Paint me skies in hues of gold And sunsets of emerald green Paint me a world With heart-shaped fishes And rivers that brim With hugs and kisses Paint me dreamer’s paradise Where coconuts walk hand in hand And jellyfish leave their prints in the sand Paint me a world Where Mr. and…

DEPRESSIVE LAMENT If this be happiness Then give me hell I would rather die Than rot Sometimes I wonder Would death be better Than this dark torment If this be happiness Then give me hell Cause I can no more take The dejection and disaster She emits Whenever she’s awake Surely, death would be better…

ECHOES IN MY SOUL His voice is such pure timbre That it awakens echoes in my soul The whole of me trembles at the sound And I crinkle my toes Between us two An electric energy flows A physical phenomena That continues to grow Day by day And year by year Never will they tire,…

I WILL Tomorrow, I will rise And greet the day with glee I will sing a song If only just for me I will walk with bare feet Just to feel the sand between my toes I will take in the aroma of the gardenias Even though they tickle my nose I will lay in…

BLACK RIVER Oh, Black River Where do you run As daylight fades away? And from where Do you return When the sunshine greets the day? Simona A. Brinson Photo by Clint McKoy on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

IN THE MEADOW In the meadow Beyond the fields Where the lilies bloom Is the place I secret daily To visit my future groom We hold hands And steal kisses As we watch the clouds go by I see love And feel warm inside When I gaze into his eyes I have never known A…

WHEN YESTERDAY WAS LOVE When yesterday was love The skies were never grey When yesterday was love Butterflies flitted throughout the day When yesterday was love I knew the softness of your kiss When yesterday was love We were one in bliss When yesterday was love Harmony filled the room When yesterday was love I…

MY DARKNESS, MY DEMON She is my darkness She is my demon, too She is with me When I rise and when I rest She follows me throughout the day She is my Black Hole Sun Every calendar day of the year She doesn’t understand the meaning of rest She’s like a hamster in a…