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Flourish

A Poem by parker

I have carefully tended these fields And proudly I have watched them grow. I have watered and nurtured and nourished The seeds I have chosen to sow..

Not Perfect

A Poem by parker

I’m not perfect. I make mistakes every day Too brash, too mean, too intense, Too quick to tak..

Apologies

A Poem by parker

It's my last line of defense, my barbed wire, my electric fence, and I'm sorry that I hurt you, but I guess you got too close. I'm so afra..

Art

A Poem by parker

Mother Nature made us diamondsTo captivate our hearts.To prove that what seems uglyCan be polished into art.But she never thought that diamondsWould b..

Ask

A Poem by parker

You don't ask questions. And when you do, you seem unnerved by my response. And so I sat there, tears streaming down my face, just silently holdin..

Black Fog

A Poem by parker

He blindfolded meWith a thick, braided cord,Plaited with strands ofPromises, compliments, and vows.And Iclosedmy eyes.I accepted his darkness.Slowly, ..

Blinded

A Poem by parker

I did not know that I was crying Until the tears ran over my lips, And their acid touched my tongue. I did not know that I was empty Until I..

Bloom

A Poem by parker

I like things that bloom.Like ink penswhen you touch their tips to paperand the ink bleeds and spreadsand plays across the pagelike miniature modern a..

Broken Vessel

A Poem by parker

If I could drain the weaknessThat flows fast through my veins,I would tear open my skinWith my own teeth and nails.Perhaps that is a weakness too.Migh..

Burning Bridges

A Poem by parker

A pocket of matches,a billow of smoke,you knew this was how it would end.I'm guilty of arson,you're guilty of trust,some flaws are just too hard to me..