Haikus – SHELIA ★ TAYLOR

let me sleep

By Shelia Taylor on January 23, 2022

I am sleep deprivedwill choose bloody violenceletting bodies dies

sad bird

By Shelia Taylor on January 22, 2022

a sad black winged birdcrying out to the dark skyas the stars appear

to the divine

By Shelia Taylor on January 21, 2022

bow to the divinewithin your heart and your soulbow to peace within

ode to a plant

By Shelia Taylor on January 20, 2022

dear plant I give younothing but love and plentyof water, please live

what is love

By Shelia Taylor on January 19, 2022

what is love but asharp weapon of the heart slicedinto dying skin

boredom berries

By Shelia Taylor on January 18, 2022

blueberries betterthan juicy red strawberriesbut not bananas

oh sleep

By Shelia Taylor on January 17, 2022

sleep oh dear god sleepI’m tired of counting damn sheeplet me fucking sleep please

Caffeine

By Shelia Taylor on January 16, 2022

Caffeinating keeps Me from exterminatingMoronic fucking clowns

no goodbye

By Shelia Taylor on April 30, 2021

no goodbyeno fare the well goodnight baby were the last words you spoke 2021 April PAD Challenge: Write a poem every day of April.Day 30: For today’s prompt, write a goodbye poem

The First Heartbreak

By Shelia Taylor on April 5, 2021

knuckles bloodied, hands bruisedlips tattered, eyes tornlips swollen, spirit sunk by the first crush 2021 April PAD Challenge: Write a poem every day of April.Day 5: For today’s prompt, The First […]