Tag: want

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

Do They Still Write…

by Esha Montgomery, posted in creative writing, love, people, Uncategorized, Write

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Do they still write love letters? Do people put their hand to the craft of writing in cursive? I desire to see the swirls and loops of black ink and lead based love. Can someone love me like that? My heart cries out for a 4 page letter. I am … Continue reading Do They Still Write…

Blue Screens

by Esha Montgomery, posted in alive, blue, Calling, care, comfort, eye, eyes, feel, feeling, feelings, Following, Free, free spirit, God, heart, heart break, hour, leaves, Light, loud, love, move, night, sleep, smile, spirit, Thing, Think, Uncategorized, wake, work

Photo by Jan Prokes on Pexels.com Digital excitement Turned into relationship slumber Don't sleep on me Even when the electric stops following Love, God and work ethic is all you need But 2K beckoned louder Pay attention like it's a 9-5 Though the things that give you pleasure Won't keep you alive But never came … Continue reading Blue Screens

Cold Truth

by Esha Montgomery, posted in alone, cold, frozen, honest, lands, life, live, love, meaning, opportunity, people, poem, poet, promise, short poem, social, stand, sunshine, tomorrow, trust, truth, warmth, world

Photo by Tobias Bju00f8rkli on Pexels.com I don't want to be cold, frigid and bitter like the world. I want to shine like warm sunsets hoovering over frozen landscapes. Tomorrow isn't promised but I want to live a life I can be proud of. Even if that means foregoing opportunistic love. I want to hold … Continue reading Cold Truth

Poets Are Not A Monolith: YOU

by Esha Montgomery, posted in birthed, bite, day, hanging, Light, moon, moonlight, poem, poet, sunlight, Uncategorized, voice, warmth

Photo by Esha Montgomery Earlier this month, I stood in-front of my table selling poetry books, mugs, handmade fabrics and jewelry. A tall fellow comes by and begins to thumb the pages in one of the books. With a slight grin he says, I thought poetry is supposed to be sweet. I replied, No, I … Continue reading Poets Are Not A Monolith: YOU