trials

I have to use my bicycle

gas prices are too high

I won't do electric, cause

in a few kilos it dies

my mind is really spinning

it's hurting my lifestyle

I can't see the distance

when I used to see for miles

from my side I get head shakes

from the other I get smiles

I don't know what they're thinking

but I don't like this trial

my other ride was fancy

and it had many dials

now I'm on a plain one

because I must comply

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

that ship sailed

you wonder if you called me up

when you're in the depths of despair

thinking maybe I'll just show up

maybe I'll suddenly appear

did that ship sail far away?

or maybe it just sank

either way I'm telling you

just how low you rank

holding on to it way too tight

my heart inside your hand

but you weren't thinking clearly

nothing worked as you planned

the fever pitch was way too fast

you missed it time and again

as it all slipped through your fingers

the shredded ribbon strands

some thoughts bring back the laughter

and some from darkest hell

either way, I'm telling you

we both have stories to tell

delete me from your speed dial

erase my special tune

make your bed and lay there

mine won't be shared with you

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

a moment in poetry

a moment caught in poetry
I want to always hold
I close my eyes and capture
this memory of purest gold

a dream slips into memory
right here where it will linger
the sun rising on the horizon
with the voice of heavenly singers

it fills me with this wonder
a soft breeze in my mind
a whisper I can walk on
that spans the breath of time

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License