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Battle For Keeps

by Esha Montgomery, posted in battle, blood, burn, burning, defeat, eye, eyes, face, far, feet, fight, fighting, fist, flesh, game, heart, life, mind, minutes, passion, second, song, tear, tears, teeth

Photo by Julia Larson on Pexels.com Fight Bloody knuckles Pushing back tears Clinching teeth Balled up fist Greased up face Cornrows to the back Passionate eyes Steady gaze Eager, light, prancing feet A song in your heart Defeat far from your mind Time burns away Minutes turn into seconds Low grunts from aching ribs And … Continue reading Battle For Keeps

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End Of My Rope

by Esha Montgomery, posted in allies, blood, bottles, bright, cry, down, empty, end, Esha Montgomery, face, freedom, God, hope, Light, listen, Lord, pain, Peace, peaceful, pieces, place, poem, poetry, Rain, redemption, Shoulders, Smoke, sunshine, weight

Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com I've sought out a piece of peace in strange places. Back alleys, smoke, empty bottles and worn out faces. With age I have prayed for relief. Eased burden and freedom from trauma that hangs on my shoulders like weights attached to chains. I listen to them bang and clang … Continue reading End Of My Rope

Growing Vines

by Esha Montgomery, posted in air, believe, blood, ear, hanging, hope, listen, sensitive, soul, sweet, Talk, whisper, words

Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Whisper in a willing ear Like a blood thirsty mosquito sweet talking Tell a sensitive soul everything it ever wanted to hear Listen to us now joking and sharing the gift of conversation Believing in happiness planted with words That sprouted into floating hope It hangs in the air Clings … Continue reading Growing Vines

Honest Heart

by Esha Montgomery, posted in alive, beat, blood, bored, boring, breathe, Breathes, chest, cold, feel, feeling, feelings, forward, heart, heartbeat, heavy, lie, lies, little, love, lover, Lovers, moment, move, poem, poems, poetry, say, survival, survive, Uncategorized, warmth, will

Photo by Monstera on Pexels.com A drunken heart tells no lies. It speaks in thumps. It sighs and rests in-between beats. Keeping up with heavy moments. Staying instep with quickening feet. Pumping warm blood through cold veins. Moving against our lovers breast. We need to hear it, feel it. Pulsating through a willing chest to … Continue reading Honest Heart

Mask: The Monologue of a Bank Robber

by Esha Montgomery, posted in audio, bank robber, blood, care, children, cover, creative writing, Esha Montgomery, forgive, green line performing arts center, guard, mask, Monologue, orphan, security, smell, Uncategorized

This is a creative writing piece I made and recorded while attending a writing workshop at the Green Line Performing Arts Center. I hope you enjoy!       © 2020 by Esha Montgomery Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com