A Poem for My Love A new love has entered my life I kiss him in the morning We meet for breakfast, lunch and dinner He comforts me He calms my nerves better than any warm bath My rock He’s always there for me Never judgmental He never cheats Even though his kisses are cold They keep me warm He tucks me in every night Hugging me ever so tight He whispers in my ear, Sweet dreams love, and good night I have several different names for him Some I like better than others He always answers my call Tonight, I address him by my favorite one. I gently whisper Sweet Dreams, Gin.
A Rocky Romance I miss you desperately. Like Pacino, Poe, Hemingway, I need you. Your wet kisses Are intoxicating I am dizzy whenever you are near You always seem to calm my fears Yet here we are You have betrayed me Like everyone else, I must work for your love You should not be so expensive We used to be happy together I always was enough just to be with you I was satisfied and so were you And now, it takes more and more To satiate both of us Who changed? Was it you or me? Still, I don’t know what I would do Without you. How can I face the world? Naked, Unprotected No weapons and no armor Just me. When I have never been enough
Goodbye, My Love I always thought these words would choke in my throat forever. Now, I smile when I say them. I marvel at the peace I have in your absence. Things seem to make so much more sense. Without you in my life. I said” I do” to you so long ago. Thinking I would always be your wife. But forever was a dream for us And reality was a nightmare I asked so many times: Don’t you care? Toward the end, you were so cruel You played the loving mate And I played the fool Believing your lies Asking myself how, when, and why Did I wind up in this self-made prison? Always running, but going nowhere Until, one day, I realized You were murdering me Each day Slow, but steady But I was not ready To go yet I realized that I wanted to do more, see more And you would never let me So, I had to let you go We both held on tight Even though we knew, our love was not right I cried for the loss of your constant companionship For my pride, money, and self-respect that you had taken And for the person I became with you After all this time I can still hear your soft whisper in my ear As you say, you are still mine Yet, I know all your lies And I say, not today You walk away Unsatisfied, And I say, nice try Life is too good without you I no longer need you Goodbye
Lisa Lawson was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is a former elementary school teacher and graduate of Wayne State University. Currently, she is a fulltime writer. As a domestic violence and sexual assault survivor, she frequently explores these topics in her work. She currently resides in New Baltimore, Michigan with her son. Lisa can be found on Instagram @godswarrior623.
