If you were to leave right now I'd be just fine I already know how to survive without you You have provided me with years of practice -gws
Practice
Tag: poetry
Poetry Contest
Written for a fun February workplace contest
Roses are red Violets are blue It's February And we invite you To write us a poem A sonnet or song Just let the words out Doesn't have to take long The topic is LOVE Plutonic or true Requited or star-crossed The choice, up to you There's only one rule It must be PG As this is a workplace HR's made the plea Be you wordsmith or comic Just let it flow We'll up-vote our favorites So that way we'll know The contest winner By popular vote So scribble it out And post what your wrote -gws
Going to War
Everyday I watch you head to war War with the demons in your mind War with your family War with strangers War with me Your war created my PTSD Always triggered You constantly strategize and scrimmage Uncaring about collateral damage Gleefully seeking maximum carnage You roll in the mud of your resentments Wearing them like war paint Screaming with berserker rage Craving vengeful satisfaction Through blood lust and pain Unaware your counting coo trophies Leave you the monster of the story The victim turned villain Doomed in bitterness until the end -gws
Rude
I hate that I can be so self-focused So rude I forget to say hello I forget to ask about Your children Your health Your work Your spouse Your fur babies You I often lose track of the polite things to say or do When I am task-driven I forget we are both human I forget that our relationship Is more important than my question I do not commit these omissions purposefully I get distracted by the illusion of urgency So I beg your forgiveness I plead for your patience I promise to try harder To prioritize connection And make space for us To see each other -gws
Demon
He told me resentful tales of taking up arms to slay my demons
I had no demons before him
He was my demon
-gws
One Night
One night The stars whispered your name They outlined your image in their sky And I fell -gws
He Loved Her Quietly
He loved her quietly Though his eyes shouted it to the stars -gws
Affirmation Journal Entry #1
I am worthy.
I am deserving of feeling good in my body.
I am deserving of comfort.
I am fiercely smart.
I am talented as f😘ck!
-gws
Good Morning
A little storm cloud wanted to be painted in the colors of dawn and so it stood in the sunlight, basking in joy. -gws (photo by me taken while waiting to grab my to-go coffee this morning.)
Mood
I am in a mood A place A space Where I have no desire To live with grace Where rage itches Beneath my skin And I do not wish To let anyone in I want to bare my teeth To growl To snarl I'm desperately trying To hold it back I know no easy remedy No salve to soothe The volatility in my soul Trying to break me To break loose onto the world -gws
Words Wishes and Wisdom 