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Tag: false promises

Quicksand

July 10, 2020March 5, 2021 Abigail Grimes3 Comments

Fight It’s all you can do It’s instinct now One foot in front of the other You march Bone tired One weary foot, then the next Uphill Mountainous, treacherous To nowhere That’s how it seems Still, you trudge Heavy of heart but clear of mind Careful, reasoned movements To salvation vaguely promised Never fully described [...]

Posted in PoetryTagged false promises, lies, life, poems, Poetry, Quicksand, The End, unknown

Flicker

September 16, 2018 Abigail GrimesLeave a comment

Your hand on mine is like fire It warms me, reminds me of a life I knew before Before you  Before this Now I know for certain the sensation is a lie The feeling burns within me It threatens to consume me with rage, with disgust I barely recognize myself, I have stooped so low [...]

Posted in PoetryTagged desire, disgust, false, false promises, fear, fire, lies, light, love, pain, poems, Poetry, relationships, torment, trickery

Paper King

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Abigail Grimes2 Comments

You wish me to stand before you Head bowed Low and Pleading   I am not yours I do not belong to you I do not subscribe to your false prophecies Your Empty Promises   I owe you nothing Your brand may mar my skin But your shackle I leave behind

Posted in PoetryTagged false, false promises, freedom, hurt, moving on, pain, Paper King, poems, Poetry

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