Poems

The First Time I Felt Truly Alone (Expanded) Alone in the crowd, a sea of heads,Silent screams, my inner threads.Isolation’s company, a shadow’s clone,Heart’s moan, truly alone. Not the kind of alone where no one’s around.The kind where everyone is,And none of them see you.You could vanish right thereBetween the laughter and the small talkAnd […]

The First Time I Felt Truly Alone Quatrain Alone in the crowd, a sea of heads,Silent screams, my inner threads.Isolation’s company, a shadow’s clone,Heart’s moan, truly alone.

The First Time I Felt Joy After Depression Sestina Light peeked, subtle, through heavy drapes long drawn,A laugh bubbled, surprising, from depths unknown,Spring’s breath on my cheek, soft and light,Hope whispered, delicate, in the night,A moment so small, yet fiercely my own,Joy’s gentle touch, a seed newly sown.

The First Time I Felt Proud of My Accomplishments Quatrain Years of toil, sweat on brow,Look what I’ve built, here and now.From dreams once plowed, promises vowed,Pride allowed, before me bowed.

The First Time I Felt Heartbreak Villanelle Heart torn asunder, love lost in the wake,Tears fall, soul burns, for my own sake,Each memory a pang, each smile fake.

The First Time I Felt Joy After Depression (Expanded) Light peeked, subtle, through heavy drapes long drawn,A laugh bubbled, surprising, from depths unknown,Spring’s breath on my cheek, soft and light,Hope whispered, delicate, in the night,A moment so small, yet fiercely my own,Joy’s gentle touch, a seed newly sown. I’d forgotten what it felt like to

The First Time I Felt Anxiety Ghazal Anxiety, a shadow lurking deep,Breath short, climb steep, secrets keep.

The First Time I Felt Disappointed in Someone I Admired Free Verse You stood tall, a beacon once so bright,Until your words didn’t match your fight.A pedestal crumbled in the night,Admiration turned to plight.

The First Time I Failed Publicly Blank Verse The fall was not just mine to take,Yet eyes watched, every move to rake.Failure’s taste, a bitter cake,Pride at stake, a public quake.

The First Time I Failed a Test Limerick A test so hard, I studied less,Confidence high, knew I’d impress.The grade came back, a glaring ‘F’,My pride left bereft,Reality, a harsh mistress.