Tag Archives: sadness

Make it a Double

Smell of cigarettes,

Stale beer stains,

Threadbare carpet,

Old men,

Hunched over mahogany,

Varnish long faded,

Years of harsh use,

Stained glass,

Discolored by smokey haze,

Dirty ashtrays,

Artwork for the nicotine addicted,

Spilled whiskey,

Tears,

Young men,

Worn beyond their years,

Chasing elder dreams,

Following their path,

Door to stool and back,

Work feeds addiction,

Paycheck to paycheck,

All to payoff the devil,

Memories of yesterday,

Expunged by today,

Innocuous when numb,

Hey bartender…

Make it a double!

 

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

Wrong Number – Haiku

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Image Credit: clevelandmovieblog.com

The telephone rings

A friend calls to meet for lunch?

Sorry, wrong number

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

Say Goodbye – Haiku

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Image Credit: toptenz.com

Tears redden blue eyes

Burning pools sting from the lose

Time to say goodbye

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

Missed Sign – Haiku

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Image Credit: my.englishclub.com

Tears roll down your cheek

A cry for me to comfort

What a fool I’ve been

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

Heartbreak – Haiku

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Image credit – fanpop.com

Torment me no more

Your deceit has bled me dry

Heart torn asunder

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

Lost Love – Haiku

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Love lost to neglect

Cast upon a foreign sea

Drowning in anguish

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

Poverty – Haiku

poverty

Do you feel thankful

Given the bounty possessed

Remorseless in greed

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Riches plaster walls

The smell of money lingers

Eyes closed to the poor

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To show charity

Draws empathy to the plight

Still poverty lives

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

I Am

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This imperfect surface

Skin, hair, nails is not me

I am in my head

Emotion, hopes, dreams, ambitions

Wrapped in this disposable package

No bottle can contain what can’t be seen

Cut me and I bleed, red and warm

Still you’ve taken nothing from me

I have not been altered

Love, compassion, disgust

Strong as before, they did not seep from the wound

It may scar, raised and ugly, but I surely will heal

These afflictions are but temporary

Simple setbacks that only strengthen my character

You trip me

The fall leaves me scraped and bruised

Black, blue and painful to the touch

This is not the first time I have fallen

Most certainly I will fall again, this is part of life

Scraps heal and bruises will disappear without a trace

And I will continue on, a better person for the experience

Passion, sadness, tenacity, empathy

These help define the real me to the world

I am not the face you see on the street

I am not the clothes that I wear

I am not what I present to the naked eye

What I am is so much more

Masquerading behind what you observe

Look deeper, discard what you see

Take your time, a surprise awaits you

The treasure I offer is there for the taking

I will show you the real me if you are bold enough to ask

So ask, be bold

You will find that I am emotion, hopes, dreams, ambitions

I am love, compassion, disgust

I am passion, sadness, tenacity, empathy

And I am so much more

Not all that I am is good

I am imperfect in my humanness

Constantly evolving into who I want to be

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

Committed

By D. R. DiFrancesco

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Your tired eyes look skyward

Begging for comfort without so much as a word

I reach out to you

Cradling you in an embrace born of affection

Expecting nothing in return

Your head resting on my chest

Can you feel my heart beat to your touch

Like a metronome keeping rhythm with your own

Exchanging words without speaking

I can hear your sadness and sense your pain

What can I do to relieve your tortured soul

Provide for you

Offer understanding without judgement

Reassure your lingering doubts

Hold tightly to your trembling hands

I will wade with you through the melancholy tide

You will not be left alone to drown

I am here to keep you afloat when you cannot swim

Don’t be afraid my love

For I will never leave your side

My commitment is eternal

Cherish the Time

By D. R. DiFrancesco

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Treasure the time had with those you have lost

For we can never know when it will end

Will we be here tomorrow

Will we see the sunrise

Will we see the sunset

Only God in Heaven knows our fate

Draw close, those you hold so dear

Hug them and kiss them and tell them that you love them

For regrets are most damaging to the soul

The past is in the past

Time gone, is gone never to return

Let good memories be of comfort to you

We pray that sadness will not be your constant companion

Live on for them

Thrive for them

Keep their spirit alive through you

Know that they are with you, watching over you

Smiling upon you in everything that you do

Take solace in knowing that they love you

For one day your spirits will reunite in the heavens