Hidden Feelings

The footsteps were
moving away
I hoped for her
to be okay
though she would try
to make me cry
if she saw me

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2023

Published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

Inspired by using a prompt from the First Line Generator site, though spread across the first two lines 🙂. Thanks to Mr. Mouse for posting about it sometime back in his The Twisting Tail site that I’m too lazy to go find. (But you all should go find and read what he writes because it’s highly entertaining and well worth the time you’ll spend there.)

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Don’t Ask Me Why

What you see here
as you read through
let me be clear
is not for you
I write for me
and let you see
my mind's designs

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2022

Published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

Gift giving holidays are coming! Looking for a hand sewn pillow? My daughter Bee has an Etsy site for “Hand sewn decorative items” – RaccoonStitches! Please check it out!

Some Kind of Lie

Are any lies
worth repeating,
be it their size
or their meaning?
The gospel truth
is bullet proof
for stories core.

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

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Too bad I couldn’t find a better video of the Marti Jones‘ song that inspired this: