by Laura Schmidt | Feb 13, 2021 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
Though I say nothing,tell me you know,that your world shrinks,or perhaps explodes,with a single glanceor a single uttered wordor a single mingled breath. Tell I could stop you in your tracksor,better yet,stop your heart on a dime. Though I say nothing, I hope in your...
by Laura Schmidt | Feb 12, 2021 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
This is not a choice.If it were,I’d have my way,not like this, thisfumbled dance, thisendlessness, thismuddled palpitation of my heart, thischaos cryamidst cacophony. If this were a choice,I’d have wine and roses,passed from your handsinto mine. Not...
by Laura Schmidt | Feb 11, 2021 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
I did not see her as she went —a shadow, slipping into the grayand black and white of swirling snowpouring from the ashen sky. I did not see her as she went,but I heard the thunder of her steps,and tasted bitter remorse as she weptand crossed over far away from me. I...
by Laura Schmidt | Feb 10, 2021 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
DIVIDE ME UP LIKE LOOT And I will not mind if you do.A chest of silver and gold, a glutof bronze and rosewood,offerings of frankincense and myrrhfit for kings. And I will not mind if you used meand made my soul like the emptied hullof a treasure vessel that carried...
by Laura Schmidt | Feb 9, 2021 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
Like the birds in early Februaryflock to the budding willow tree,boughs bent by frost,fighting to the last,I flew to you,my love. And like a foolI tried to renewthe irredeemable priceof the love we had lostand tried to repairbridges that burned,all the while,beneath...
