in this lifetime If I could live A thousand lifetimes In each instance I’d choose you But not even in this one life Have you ever chosen me Seems you had places to go And other things to do Though I gave you my heart And laid down my soul You walked away Without looking…

SWEET BABY GIRL Sweet baby girl Who wouldn’t hurt a fly Stayed in a relationship And as the years went by He beat her and he beat her Into submission Now she has a condition From which there is no remission She talks to people Only she can see And has conversations From A to…

BEHIND THE GLASS I was the clown Behind the glass I don’t want to sound Brutish or crass But those days are over You can kiss my ass From east to west And west to east I will no longer be Just a piece of meat To be groped or ogled As if on display…

CONTENT I am closing the door on Hidden truths And family lies Unrequited loves And soul ties Yesterday’s fears And broken hearts No more down in the dumps I’m making a brand new start Better days lie ahead With skies clear blue I may even make space For love anew But as for now I’m…

COME BACK TO ME There goes my heart Running away with him Heart, Come back to me Heart, There are things you can’t see And things you don’t know Or can even comprehend He is heartbreak And he is deceit He’ll write you checks Without giving receipt Heart, Come back to me Simona A. Brinson…

LOST TO YOU Don’t call me! Don’t text me! Don’t check to see how I’m doing! I am lost to you now So, don’t come looking There is no amount of searching That you could ever do To find me again I am as lost to you As Livingstone is lost in the heart of…

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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…