Glass Heart

My dear, 

you should know:

I only sparkle

because

I've been shattered

But oh...

Because I've been shattered

I sparkle

Inequality in the Pursuit of Life

I've heard them say
that
death is fair
that
He's unbiased
Doesn't care
If you're
young or old
Or
rich or poor
That may have been true once
But it's not
anymore
Or maybe it is
and Death himself
Still operates
in all fairness
Maybe the issue lies
in the fact
that
Some are protected
Have
armies to keep him at bay
And some have no choice
But
to succumb
on the day
He first calls their name
See
I cannot help but see
Though
equal in death we may be
Still we
are anything but
when it comes
to dying

String

Enough words 
can convince

a bird 
that she's a kite

So 
she'll let you tie her down

And forget 
that she can fly

with her own two wings

she'll forget she has a voice

and a song to sing

and a life, 
and a choice

But 
by and by 
she'll hear her song

find her place in the sky

words can't hold forever

someone 
born to fly

Last Apology

Forgive me for my weakness

Forgive me for my sin

Forgive me for 

the person I'm not

But could have

Should have

Been

Forgive me for my doubt

Forgive me for my fear

I must face

the myriad mistakes

I've made over

my years

True,

I have stumbled

many times

On this path that I have trod

And you may well

begrudge me

the person I am not

Still,

know that every step

I took

led me to where

I stand

You may say 

what you feel

you need to say

I 

am

who 

I 

am

Shiny

People have said

They like me better

When I'm sad

Because

I'm so much

quieter

But it's okay

I understand now

I think

Dim light

is so much

easier

on weak eyes

Love and Sight

 They say 

Love is blind

I think that might

be a lie

The truth is

Love

Has very clear sight

In fact

It would seem

The beauty  of Love

Is

Love sees all,

but Love

forgives

Today

I am the voice

I hear in my head

But I've never listened 

to a word I've said

My spirit breaks

But it's not the end

I pick up the 
              
                        pieces

 Stitch-them-together-again

Laughter springs from my lips

As tears fall from my eyes

They both tell the truth

Though 

I'd meant 

to lie

Small

I am nothing like Hercules

No one fights me to prove their strength

Unlike Midas I've no thief to fear

For I've no money to my name

My beauty will never start a war

I am no Helen of Troy

It's naught to me, for I've no need

Of a thousand men for toys

Let others aspire to greatness

Let others try to catch the wind

Me? I am happy, I am content

Being now, as I have always been

Small

The Poet As a Poem

I am a group of obscure words

Written in an awkward sort of rhyme 

Read in a tiny sing song voice

Just a little 

                             
                          out of time

My rhythm is a bit uncouth

My concept a tad undefined 

You could blame it on my youth

But it made sense

 In my mind

One Day at a Time

Shit

Fuck

Look at me, I'm all grown up

Damn

Wow

Thought I'd have figured something out

By now

I've got a job, and a baby, and rent to pay

An ex-husband, and my love life?

Well

Let's just say

I never considered it going this way

Until the day

It did

Mind

I don't mind

I am feeling so fine

Ohmigod

It's a hell of a life

And I'm just taking it 

All 

In

One day at a time