Looking in the mirror, I see a stranger. She looks like me, she talks like me. But she is not me. She is a former version of me. She is lies, hatred, brutality, fear. Looking in the mirror, I see a former me. Scared of her words. Petrified by her actions. Rejected by her own heart. Imprisoned by her own body. Looking in the mirror, … Continue reading Looking in the Mirror
You were covered in lies. Lies I wanted to hear. Lies of the heart. Each word, each breathe. Each touch, each kiss. Lies I wanted hear. Lies of the heart. Each heartbeat, each tear. Each lie a small confession of truth. © 2013 Shelia Taylor All rights reserved Continue reading Lies
Hear me out please Just for a moment That’s all I ask You say no one is thinking about me You’re wrong You accuse her of being selfish I think you’re wrong You say it’s murder I think she’s saving me from a society that has gone to hell …from a world full of hate and greed… …from a world of possible abuse… …from a … Continue reading A Fetus Speaks
My head is achingI’m full of frustrationFrustration from being confusedI feel that no one can understandI feel that no one caresI feel like screamingBut no voice is thereMy head is aching againA deep throb with in my brainAn explosion may result from the strainIt hurts to know that he doesn’t careAnd it hurts to know that he is not thereThen again it hurts when he … Continue reading A Deep Throb