Category: Hands

Bold Heart

by Esha Montgomery, posted in arms, emotion, feel, feeling, feelings, friends, Hands, harm, heart, hold me, hope, hug, love, moment, opportunity, place, poem, poetry, run, safe, silence, stay safe, warmth, years

Image by efes from Pixabay The feeling dissipates But I still remember the warmth  I still crave the moment  Looking for the next opportunity  To be gathered up in caring arms  To be told that I will be kept  Safe from harm  To be well thought of  And loved in return  My heart awaits the chance of exchanging the … Continue reading Bold Heart

Steel Toes

by Esha Montgomery, posted in bills, boots, cigarette, concrete, friends, Hands, job, man, paid, shoes, Smoke, stand, Think, time, youth

Photo by Teresa Rautio on Pexels.com The snow falls like crumpled pieces of off white construction paper On a frigid landscape of charcoal concrete and yellow dashes At the bus stop bench sits a gray haired man In a tan, burly coat smoking a cigarette with a withered hand It has seen the passage of … Continue reading Steel Toes

Puzzles

by Esha Montgomery, posted in break, Desire, feet, floor, frustration, give, glue, Hands, helping hand, hidden, insecurities, learn, mind, pieces, thought, whole

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com It leaves minds tired Hands twisted Feet confused Pieces lost in dialect Hidden on the floor While thoughts spill And slip into the cracks Of old forgotten insecurities never filled It is left on the table Until an urge to complete the unfinished task returns again Irritation sets in … Continue reading Puzzles

Blow My Way

by Esha Montgomery, posted in arms, blow, bright, caught, chance, change, city, Control, dance, darken, darkest, day, deep, desperation, distance, dreams, eye, eyes, friends, Hands, hard, Hard work, helping hand, hope, Kiss, last, leaves, Let it go, Lose, love, new, orange, risk, Rock, root, run, second, Trying, Uncategorized, ways, wedding, wind, You

Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com There are days when I woke up to my boyfriend But I only thought of you If you were okay? And if you met anyone new? I dreamed that I would run into you In the city That we would have a second chance A last hurrah A final … Continue reading Blow My Way

What you know about that Michigan?

by Esha Montgomery, posted in city, dance, door, dreams, Esha Montgomery, feel, feeling, fight, fighting, glow, Hands, heart, home, Light, meeting, new, poems, poetry, skin, unknown, water, years

Pic by Isom Jacobs What you know about that Michigan? Take me to the waterAlongside the pierWhere I can see the city lightsNo need to worryNo room to fightJust the feel of ripplesHitting the fingertipsOf my willing handThe glow of the unknownDances off my skinI am hopefulMy heart prays for new dreams againThe darkness goes … Continue reading What you know about that Michigan?