JOURNEY I am locked in a maze Of sadness and grief I don’t know when I will find relief I take this journey Every February first It’s both a blessing And a curse   Simona A. Brinson Image by LoggaWiggler from Pixabay  © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

RESIDES INSIDE He holds hidden sorrows Behind his eyes That no one can see From these sorrows He wished to be free But how can one be free Of what resides inside A whole but shattered heart Shattered by lies And wolves disguised In love’s clothing Though he may smile And laugh and jest They…

BLINDED I wanted him to love me But how could he When he didn’t even Love himself enough To climb out of the depths Of his own despair He was so blinded By his own depravity That he couldn’t see Or appreciate the love That stood before him Simona A Brinson Photo by jorien Stel from Pexels ©…

INTO THE ABYSS My alarm clock rings I’m too tired to move I reach for my phone I tap the snooze I try to catch A few more winks But my mind Slowly sinks Into the abyss Where sorrow does kiss The light within my soul Eventually I fold And I rise In absolute despise…

FEBRUARY 2ND This second day isn’t much better For I am a debtor To the grief that resides within I’m holding on by the hair Of my chinny-chin-chin Without a wolf in sight   Simona A. Brinson Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

WITHIN You wouldn’t know If I didn’t let you in The storm that brews within The depths of my very soul Dark and dank and cold This very first day of February Is more than drab and dreary It’s the beginning of the end Of which I cannot mend   Simona A. Brinson Photo by…

24 HOURS AWAY I don’t look forward To the month of February That month is quite Drab and dreary It’s 24 hours away I wish I could Turn back the days But I cannot I must deal with the lot I’ve been dealt My heart of greenbelt Is about to turn brown And I will…

HER EYES Did she walk away With light in her eyes As she said her last goodbye? After all, he was her forever guy And for his love she once vied Even though he made her cry And told her lies To sanitize His demoralized Love guise There was a time She thought she spied…

RECOGNIZE Alibis And little lies Compromised You justify But you also recognize That his smile belies The truth behind his eyes A disguise Used to keep you denied Of love exemplified Arise, arise O’ butterfly See the truth behind your eyes And recognize You are lionized Simona A. Brinson Photo by Birger Strahl on Unsplash…

SWEET & TENDER His love was sweet and tender When he spoke, flowers bloomed And butterflies danced and flitted About the room His love was sweet and tender Until the day it wasn’t It was then you understood That he never did and he doesn’t Simona A. Brinson Photo by Lucas Pezeta from Pexels © 2021 mylifeinword.com All…