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Bittersweet

A Poem by therisa

Looking out the windowMounds of white powderGreet the eyesAs the wind createsSeveral snow eddies Swirling around the courtyard.Turning the attention B..

Sad Day For Cooking

A Poem by therisa

BetrayedIs how I feelAs the news sinks inAbout my elevated Potassium levels.Doing everything possibleFollowing a healthy dietYet it still happens.Avoi..

Father And Daughter

A Poem by therisa

Parents sayThey don’t favourOne child over another.YetThey thinkUs kids don’t see Their little white lieBeing toldTo us.Know I wasn’..

Modern Day Cinderella

A Poem by therisa

Another Saturday morningHas awaken to greet meYet I feel the urge to roll overIn my bed and go back to sleep.As the dreams of last nightPlay in my min..

Point Of View

A Poem by therisa

When you look Into my eyesWhat do you see?A middle aged manStruggling with a pastFilled with violenceAnd self-hatred?Or something elseStraddling the g..

The Hungry Beast

A Poem by therisa

I feel you Fast approaching meThinking I am unawareOf your presenceStalking me.Like a hungry LeopardUpon the scent Of a wary WildebeestWho knows youAr..

So Long For Now

A Poem by therisa

I sit hereWonderingHow things might have beenIf I opened up myselfEarlier to my parentsWhen I wasIn my late teens.Instead ofHaving to endure eighteen ..

Sheesh

A Poem by therisa

I see that look You are casting at meAs if I have grownA third eye.In the brief ten minutesI am sitting hereBefore the library’s terminalWriting..

D'Oh

A Poem by therisa

Outside the night howlsWith a ferociousnessKnown only To those who Prey upon others.As the winds Slash through youLike a thousand sharp knivesThrown a..

Facing The Monster

A Poem by therisa

You sayIt takes real strengthTo realizeSomething is wrongWithin yourself And then act upon it.When in realityI am doing nothing moreThat everybody els..