Updated: Feb 16, 2021
Take note the force that lies within
The silent and timid power,
That dares not to take a breath in
Lest she be noticed before her hour.
Written in June 2017: Inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem, this quatrain holds a warning for those who underestimate others or belittle their resolve.
Stoically, smugly, sitting in The quad pretending To ignore those who pet him Only opening those sly cat eyes When his sunlight is blocked by Some good-intentioned, loving shadow Sometimes he rises an
I’m sick. Sick and tired Of being cast off, Blown off, Snubbed. I’m just as smart as he, Just as pretty as she, So can I take the lead? Please. I’m surprised I have friends at all: I see these plastic