Ignorance

Hateful, adjective: arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred, very unpleasant.

Limp, verb: walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot, (of a damaged ship, aircraft, or vehicle) proceed with difficulty; noun: a tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness; adjective: lacking internal strength or structure; not stiff or firm.

Marvel, verb: be filled with wonder or astonishment; noun: a wonderful or astonishing person or thing.

Hateful comments about immigrants

Make me marvel at the person’s audacity

Their ignorance and fear

Spurring them on making their minds limp

Differences make a country stronger not weak

As long as we try to get along

Accept and embrace differences

We can all prosper and be happy

 ©Sheilagh Lee February 24, 2016

Stronger

Prompts: Engulf, verb: (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.

Fearful, adjective: feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety, causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying.

Grimace, noun: an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement; verb: make a grimace.

Prompts: Engulf, verb: (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.

Fearful, adjective: feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety, causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying.

Grimace, noun: an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement; verb: make a grimace.

                                                     Stronger 

Engulfed in pain

Fearful of its continuance

I grimace and moan

Silently to myself

Then after thinking

What’s the point of complaining?

I just ride out the waves

Hoping it will soon go

Resistance is futile

When it has you in its grip

Muscle pain, weakness

The inability to do normal chores

Makes you feel inhuman

Wondering when you were ever

Without this underlining pain

And how you’d like to have only

The nagging pain again

Instead of this clenching

Burrowing, mind blowing pain

I try to think of other things

Distract myself with shows and movies

Books that take me away

From remembering this ruthless pain

For it will pass, it has before

Patience after all is a virtue

I tell myself

Platitudes to get me through

I will survive

I’m stronger you know.

                                                         ©Sheilagh Lee February 17, 2016

Love

Love is like riding on an ocean

Full and inviting

It can be unrelenting and daunting

Stormy and impetuous

In its power

But it can also be

Exciting, thrilling and fun

As your stomach deeps

Your skin tingles

Your heart beats a little faster

Your sight narrows telescoping in

On that one person

Who thrills you

Delights you

Completes you

A kiss like the frothing sea

Stops all speech,

making words unnecessary

Love strengths resolve,

bolsters self-esteem

Makes you a better person

Because you put that other person first.

That one person who exists

To complete you.

  ©Sheilagh Lee February 11, 2016

Three Word Wednesday- Perspective

Three Word Wednesday-- Perspective

Tearful, adjective: crying or inclined to cry, causing tears; sad or emotional.

Unsteady, adjective: liable to fall or shake; not firm, not uniform or regular.

Abrasive, adjective: (of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding, tending to rub or graze the skin, (of a person or manner) showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh; noun: a substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.

On an abrasive surface 

Tearful, unsteady, the little one

Walks for the first time

Abrasive words 

Cause tears

Showing unsteady relationships

Tearful, and unsteady a soldier

Leaves behind abrasive words, deeds

Home safe at last

                                          ©Sheilagh Lee February 3, 2016