as a child, i never thought twice an ultimate pleasure relished without guilt then came my 20s ‘don’t look’ ‘don’t touch’ my inner voice chimed one bite never enough then came my surgeries deaths and a virus both unrelated and not i met my third baby and i wanted to remember the joy of being a kid again that’s why i eat cupcakes Linda Adams ~ 2022

no need for patience none accepted here too many mirrors and absence of fear logic is your foe envy, your friend what comes too easy eventually will end ask the questions speak up out loud sight of red flag then don’t be proud trust is a vitrue honesty, a gem no reciprocation means not a good friend recently woke loose foreign words what someone meant was not what i heard the cards had shifted same page not apply deafen is the scene a silent goodbye time to let go the trial is done it wasn’t sincere just temporary fun memories fade out the picture is clear not worthy of me what i hold dear

my voice drowned in the hustle of people and christmas lights wandering in a lost town far from my heart’s desire misunderstood reflection of a foggy brain alcohol induced emotions concocted from a fooled mind raw as my face on a stiff winter’s morning uninvited stillness coated my bare skin i surrendered to a familiar place background noise of a cassette playing words on repeat my heart caged inside a door once opened i am no longer the same

not just a chore but what the heart wills rhythm and rhyme moments that fill taking in life embracing the grace wanting to feel skin and my face longing for simple true and divine lips that will last linger like wine mystery and want all that we seek trying to survive honor and keep wishes we hold soaring like wind touch that will last not once has been giving and take honest by heart one simple reason to take and embark

fame isn’t easy, neither is life — scared to let go scared to let in confused about life confused about sin decisions to make choices to choose logged into space where lies no news absence of eyes empty of grace wishes that fade lines on my face seeking revenge hunger for life once not removed chances are twice longing for peace creation of mind hoping to win all that i find it is what is so time will reveal then i will know show or conceal fame isn’t easy neither is life longing freedom comes at a price

out of my life absence of fights gone are the exits lonely expenses now here to win my heart on my skin past the sacrifice back is my life out of the picture no toxic fixture way overdue feeling quite new Linda Adams ~ 2021

will always wonder like a puzzle unsolved unheard prayer math problem without an equation occurrence without its rhyme time lost to unseen incidents a car without gas a heart without its soul i will never know Linda Adams ~ 2021