safewrite
safewrite archive of published lines and poems on Linespedia.
"You can’t do a good job When you are constantly panicked Always looking over your shoulder For the next shoe to drop. Shoes were dropping The whole time you grew up Paranoid defenses were a necessity..."
"The ship "Cruelty" Leaves selfishness as its wake And swamps your boat. Swim. Written December 28th, 2001 © on Dec 27 2001 06:24 PM PST 10 • 0 • 1"
"You stole my smile and Left me staggering darkness Then blamed me for it. Written December 28th, 2001 © on Dec 28 2001 06:21 AM PST 0 • 1"
"Save me your platitudes - You don’t understand. If God does, I shudder. Does that mean That this is part Of what Christ bore On the cross? Or does it mean That when they say Christ was tested and trie..."
"You don’t command a cat You win it as a friend A fellow passenger On spaceship Earth Who insists on Being treated With dignity and respect. A dog may protect you And it will offer you its heart Witho..."
"Hear them quack - They’re making noise. Its the sound of progress. Progress! It's finally true. I can see it happening I never thought to see The day I could look forward to Having all my ducks in a ..."
"So this is what it is like To see you again In a professional setting To ignore the ache And smile in a business fashion To fight back tears Once you were out of sight So this is what it is like To s..."
"Sing of the words upon the page Songs of lilting phrases A paean to the written word That humbles and amazes See how it breaks your heart in two See how it surprises Watch how a reader gasps in awe A..."
"All she’s asking for is a little help, (But, "She brought it on herself, why bother- She wouldn’t learn from my example" they say) You have no idea What an effort it is To feed the kids, or let out t..."
"Get the heavy furniture off my chest. I can’t decide about that right now. Leave me alone. I’m tired. It feels like the flu Without the body aches or temperature Every single day (Some days are worse ..."
"A split opinion We agree to disagree Mutual respect Written December 28th, 2001 © on Dec 28 2001 11:41 AM PST 0 • 10"
"Temp work. Short term assignments. You can make a good impression And then leave Before the pattern emerges And people realize That you are defective merchandise. Like a car that was freshly painted ..."
"It reminds me of when I suddenly had a job five minutes from home Instead of 50 minutes away. It’s similar to when all three of my children toilet trained within a month, And it felt like I grew an e..."
"Final. Irrevocable. Broken trust was one thing. But to discover That my reconciled spouse Had not broken it off Had been the one rejected She did not want to be a homewrecker You pine after her still..."
"Let sleeping dogs lie They cannot know truth even When they are awake Written December 29th, 2001 © on Dec 29 2001 12:45 PM PST 0 • 14"
"It’s never too late to have a happy childhood why not start it now Written January 5th, 2002 © on Jan 05 2002 12:51 PM PST 0 • 12"
"However many problems may beset us There’s always one bright rule: Try to solve dilemmas easily Rather than the hard way For the best solution is Often the simplest When you strip Things down To th..."
"I’ve decided to turn in my defenses They’re malfunctioning, Short circuited. I think someone overloaded my senses - In fact, I’ m pretty sure of it I think I know the culprit I can even give you a g..."
"She drifts through the days, fighting, Trying to keep her head above water. Why is everything so hard Such a struggle Just to get through the day And not lose ground. She can’t quite keep up with the..."
"I’ve built a life for myself Out of other’s used furniture, used clothes, used cars And left over compassion. ("Here - take this. I don’t want it.") Like a bird feathering its nest I have scavenged..."
"Yeah, all right. Something’s wrong. Why do you have to go and make it worse? Why do you enjoy putting others down? What do you get out of it? What’s your problem? I feel sorry for you. You only have ..."
"I remember the day When I hit bottom. I was changing From one medication with side effects To another. Before I started the new The old must be out of my system, Which meant two months Of oppression ..."
"I’m out of medication And uninsured. No money. It's wearing off. It's coming back. And I’m powerless, Dragged under. Wish I had insurance, I just want to live Feeling alive, Connected. I miss that. ..."
"I want you to die - But you’re already dead. What I want to die Is inside my head. Right the wrongs And never be Don’t exist - Set me free. Trajectory shifted Can’t reach ahead Pulled from behind F..."
"You’re someone special And I can’t comprehend How anyone could walk out on you. What was she thinking? Couldn’t she see? You are: Strong and gentle Commanding and kind Complex yet straightforward And..."
"Love stillborn Will never be But still requires A headstone and a prayer The cradle lovingly fashioned Is unnecessary The room in the heart Uninhabited The picture frame Is empty Walk past love’s n..."
"Draw back Don’t press Avoid him – Show no interest Not coy Just quiet Not forward Just efficient Make him draw you out. You are setting him free If he does not return, He was never yours. Until yo..."
"Finding excuses Reasons to touch A fancy new pen in my pocket A new ring, your bright sweater – All become pretexts for contact That we are both otherwise Too shy to make And I blush at each Subtle..."
"It’s been so many years Alone in bed Alone every day, every night And I’d gotten so used to it Never particularly comfortable But used to it, ‘til now Now I try to get back To that quiet frame of mi..."
"There is no point in asking people to see What is outside of their frame of reference. I am outside of your frame of reference And therefore, invisible. How can I ask you to be there for me When you d..."
"Two steps forward, One step back. Life crawls forward Then yanks you back. Even worse Are the times when It’s two steps up, Then down again. It’s the choke collar Of a dog-walk life: Things get go..."
"Whenever I try To think of all else You intrude in my thoughts Again. It could be your eyes It could be your smile They are equally guilty, My friend It might be your voice now It could be your touc..."
"Codependency Is standing firm On anyone else’s Evaluation Of your worth. Step off Stand on firm ground Or the rug May just get pulled Out from under you. Written March 23rd, 2002 © on Mar 23 2002 12..."
"I understand that If you’re dying of cancer Life comes into focus. And all the small stuff Is revealed as truly small. Only what will remain For the next hundred years Matters. If you live with depre..."