Essie Writes Poetry

Have you experienced something like this? Fell for someone, hard, but it just wasn’t meant to be? Were you able to see them as a friend ever again? Fortunately, I was. Poem 28 of 365 – I’ve been thinking about you,But not in the way you’d think.I can feel myself not chasing you,Not teasing myself […]

Everyone has something to live for. For me, it’s people. What is it for you? I wrote this poem for someone very close to me (you know who you are). Some people don’t know how much they mean to you unless you tell them, so tell them while you still have time. Poem 13 of […]

Why are we afraid of the darkWhen moonlight never hurt us? Why do we play with things thatIntend to control us? Why do we love the lightWhen it’s the light that burns us? Why do we long for the skyIf all we are is dust? Why seek to live foreverUnless this body is a husk,A […]

Last day: Catharsis. I’m ready to pass out, so I’ll make this quick. . . Competent to Counsel? – What would you doWhen she said she was addicted?My first questionWas how do I fix this?The Fall has left creation twistedAlthough we’ve never known perfection, We miss it. I’m not wise enough,I don’t know what to […]

Today’s prompt: pick an animal. This poem is based on a true story. My Grandpa was full of sass (in case you wonder where I get mine from!). Grandpa’s Adult Joke – I’ve heard this story since I was a child,And it never made sense to me until now. My grandfather built model airplanes;He owned […]

I feel bad for missing two days of Escapril. The papers that I had to write do not. Today’s prompt is “Liar, liar.” Hopefully you know who I’m talking about 😉 Liar, Liar – Liar liar,Hell on fireWanting to breakThe towering spire Defeated once,For all of timeTruth prevails The Father of Lies Liar, liarFalsehood crierSoon […]

Day 21 – “it’s the end of the world.” I actually think about this a lot. Call me paranoid, but I want to be ready for it. Is my heart in the right place for when Jesus comes back? Do I deserve that “well done, good and faithful servant?” Another note – I’ve been feeling […]

Today’s prompt is “a liminal space.” I have no clue what that is, and this poem is about my ignorance to its meaning. Since I didn’t know what I was writing about, this is my second attempt to write this thing. Liminal Space II – What is a liminal space?Is it something to be proud […]

Day 19 – without your name, who are you? A name or label is often something we assign to ourselves to help us fit in – to help us belong. Here I talk to myself and explain the inner struggle of finding my own identity – what is it really based on? The very last […]

day 18 – a happy place. “I’m not saying I’d like to build a summer home here, but the trees are quite lovely.” Oh, Westley 😂 Y’all, my tired brain is shot from studying and I’m reverting my intelligent speech to Princess Bride Quotes. . . It’s all good though. I’m only mostly dead. Princess […]