Grace Marshall - Tuesday, September 26, 2017
She watched him play
Toy with the girls’ emotions
And she remembered
All those days that she, too
Believed all the twisted lies
And there was an ache in her
Spilling out from her heart
Because she had so wanted
All those lies to be true
She'd loved him so deeply
She had assumed, erronously
That he loved her back
That things were different
With her and him than others
That she was special to him
But as she watched him
Go through lover after lover
She realized they all thought
That they were special to him
But none of them were
And as she watched him
She knew that he was losing
Because he didn't love
And he'd forgotten how it felt
To be honestly in love
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Redness tainted her cheeks
He thought she was nervous
He couldn’t read her mind
That her blush was guilt
A hint of shame and unrest
At the thoughts that flowed
That hit her mind like a bullet
When she spotted him there
She'd never felt such feelings
And the disgust that filled her
The desire to harm him so
Startled her into unrest
And while she wouldn't act
Wouldn't follow the desires through
She was still embarrassed
She could think such things
So maybe innocence was more
More than she had realized
It was being pure in deed
Despite your first instinct
~Grace Marshall, poem "Despite Your Instinct"
(*Photo from Pixabay)
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, September 12, 2017
He was stealing her heart
One sugar-coated lie at a time
And she was unwittingly falling
Into the depths of despair
Her friends tried to warn her
Her family told her to run
But each discouraging word
Drove her further into his arms
Now looking back at it all
She wished she'd listened
But don't they always afterward
When they wake up broken
~Grace Marshall, poem "Unwittingly Falling"
(*Photo from Pixabay)
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, August 22, 2017
There was a rush in her heart
A flush upon her cheeks
A surge that shot through her
As his hand clasped hers
It was a new, fresh love
And it sent tingles across her skin
She hoped this would last
That this was only the beginning
~Grace Marshall, poem "A New, Fresh Love"
(Photo from Pixabay)
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, August 15, 2017
She didn’t find peace with crowds
Or in mind-numbing activities
Or sitting restfully by herself
She found it wrapped in his arms
She'd tried so hard, so many times
And it had all seemed futile
She'd looked so far for comfort
And it had eluded her again and again
And then he was suddenly there
And she didn't know it at first
But she couldn't win until she stopped
Stopped trying and stopped fighting
~Grace Marshall "Finding Peace"
(*Photo from Pixabay)
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, August 08, 2017
She knew she'd grow each day
She learned every session
Was she the trainer or student
Perhaps they each were both
A flick of an ear, a whinny
An unexpected response, a nuzzle
Teaching patience and love
Helping to increase understanding
~Grace Marshall, From Poem "Trainer or Student"
(*photo from Pixabay)
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, August 01, 2017
She had an effervescent smile
Tonight was finally the night
She could feel it in the air
And see the love in his eyes
~Grace Marshall, from poem, "Effervescent"
(*Photo from Pixabay)
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, April 18, 2017
As she walked away, one step at a time
She told herself she was right
She would find it, and make it
But as she glanced toward the sky
The starlight felt cold and unfeeling
As if it was mocking her choices
Declaring it would ever elude her grasp
~Grace Marshall
(Picture from Pixabay)
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Though I know I can’t
Though friends are scant
They’d be better without me
But they just can’t see
So I continue onward
Just spiraling downward
As the melody overtakes me
And I simply continue to be
~Grace Marshall
From "It Began With The First"
(Picture from Pixabay)
Grace Marshall - Tuesday, April 04, 2017
I can’t believe
That you’d sacrifice
I thought you’d leave
When your love
Was put to the test
You stayed
You are the best
You were willing
To give so much
For worthless me
My heart you did touch
~Grace Marshall
"Don't Let Me Go"