Category: Smoke

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

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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

Part 2: Smoking Words

by Esha Montgomery, posted in ache, blow, chains, distance, Gray, pain, Smoke, speak, Uncategorized, words

Photo by Rafael Guajardo on Pexels.com I drag on the words that you utter like a chain smoker pulling on a lit cigarette. Blowing circles in midair that send loose lips spiraling into a distant sea. Your vowels are ashed on the cusp of me. But I take the burns and watch the gray matter … Continue reading Part 2: Smoking Words

Hard To Break

by Esha Montgomery, posted in argue, bed, bedroom, Broken, childhood, children, cover, dance, day, Desire, drink, excite, feet, frustration, good music, happiness, heart, hurt, life, Light, miss, moon, music, never, old, pieces, poem, poetry, run, shadow, smile, Smoke, soul, speechless, spoken word, Stress, sunshine, Togetherness, trauma, truth, turn, Uncategorized, words, wrapped, years

Photo by Lopsan on Pexels.com Thousands of miles separate distant hearts A space that missed and longed for you Is within arm's reach but still so far away Arguments, tense conversations, childhood trauma and broken dreams Left us hurt but speechless How can a soul piece together pressure and stress that it can't comprehend? Years … Continue reading Hard To Break

Grey Hills

by Esha Montgomery, posted in burn, burning, creative writing, darkness, fire, flame, Light, looking, night, pray, prayer, Smoke, warmth

Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com We look for the light Praying for the shine of an incandescent glow That flickers in the darkness of eternal night Then here comes the smoke... Like grey hills rolling over brick laced chimney tops It creates smog and gives off warmth Burning red logs on an orange inferno … Continue reading Grey Hills