this haunted heart
only wishes
to rest in peace
Category Archives: haiku
“A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.” ~ poets.org
stories
embellished. exaggerated.
told over and over
so someone else remembers
pills
vision swimming
stabbing pain behind my eyes
the pills no longer work
dreams
they whisper past
rustling a memory
forgotten by morning
sparkle
beauty is
the sparkle in your eye
after you’ve told a dirty joke
destiny
the glass pinched her toes
as the carriage
lumbered towards her destiny
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