Crystal like dew sparkles in the morning grass
The birds sing good day to you
The sun shines its warmth upon the earth
And you just quietly walk away
STOP
Take a minute to look and listen
Nature tries its best
To make your day complete with beauty
Enjoy it while you can
It won’t last forever
Be grateful today
*****
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – crystal
He turns away
I still feel his icy stare
He sits and is silent
Now he looks anywhere
But into my eyes
Knowing he stepped over the line
His accusation cuts deep
He has the audacity to accuse
When he is the adulterer
I have gone from miffed to mad
In less than a breath
Then with a sigh
Why bother
He gave up on us years ago
Now I am the one who turns away
Silently resolute
*****
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – miffed
It’s new
It’s unheard of
It’s revolutionary
It is something like you have never seen
It is something you have always wished for
It is something you never thought would happen
It’s fairness
It’s integrity
It’s honesty
It is a candidate that is decisive
It is a candidate that is positive
It is a candidate that tells the truth
It however is not reality
It is only a dream…
It seems we are stuck in the same old election nightmare
*****
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – revolutionary
Image credit – Bing Image Creator
It only has to have two ingredients
And takes a long time to be ready
Add in a little love and caring
For an extra special touch
The right nutrition and resting time
Are crucial to get it right
But it doesn’t need an oven
Or a pan to make it perfect
Just a 98 degree home to form in
And enough time to grow
Then with the most wonderful pain
The process is completed
And three things are produced
A mother, a father and a child
*****
A little something just before Mother’s Day written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – oven
A darkened room begins to roar
As movement is barely seen on stage
A rhythm pounds out on the drums
A series of notes hit the guitar strings
And a keyboard is played
The lights bathe the stage
The crowd goes wild
As the band blends their voices
The rush of the live show has begun
And I surrender to the euphoria
**
*****
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – band
I realize I am a day late on this prompt for FOWC and the word alone, but I was busy yesterday and I thought this was still something worth saying. The month of May is one that affects me greatly… it is both Mental Health Awareness month and Fibromyalgia Awareness month. More on fibro later, but I wanted to address the issue of feeling alone.
I suffer from depression and take medication for it. The other day I forgot one little day of medication and by that night I was in a bad way. I truly felt alone. I am here with my boyfriend, and I have a great circle of friends, but I truly felt alone. No matter how many times I told my brain I wasn’t, I still FELT it.
Words don’t always stop feelings, but that doesn’t mean we should give up on them. I knew I wasn’t alone and kept repeating it until finally my anxiety medicine let me calm down enough to sleep. In sleep I can be at peace and sometimes that is all a person needs.
I know in the past my circle hasn’t been as close and before I received the help I needed from doctors and medication, I reached out to helplines – specifically one offered through my employer years ago when I was working and first started to have trouble. Although the words don’t stop the feelings, they do help. And that is the point I am trying to make with these rambling mumbles. You are never truly alone. There are places to reach out to. When your family and friends aren’t available it doesn’t mean you are alone. There are plenty of places to turn to.
Here are just a few places you can call, text or email. If you know of others, PLEASE add them in the comments. The thing to remember is YOU ARE NEVER ALONE. Reach out and take care of your mental health.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Available Mon – Fri 10 am – 10 pm ET
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Available 24/7
Crisis Textline
Available 24/7
The Trevor Project
Available 24/7 for LGBTQ youth in crisis
And a wealth of information…
can be found on NAMI’s sight for the The NAMI HelpLine National Resource Directory with over 600 contacts … just follow the link on this page to view it in English or Spanish.
***Above all else. Remember if this is an emergency to call 911 and ask for an officer who has experience with a psychiatric emergency.***
Gentle persuasion has not worked
I have to push and pull and fight
Use coercion and put myself under duress
Whatever it takes to wipe you away
Strip you from my memory
As it is too hard to still see your face
Still feel your touch
Still taste your lips
It is slowly killing me
And I am tired of this pain
So with threats and intimidation
I will have your memory extinguished
Or I’ll be trapped in this prison forever
*****
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – duress
It hits me out of the blue
Like a filmy window
Hinders my view
It starts with a sting
And before I know it
My thoughts of you
Come flooding out my eyes
Running down my cheeks
And disappearing downward
Just like you did
One minute there
And the next gone
… it still hurts so much to miss you
*****
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – sting
Lipstick and high heels
Perfume and polished nails
A size five in a little red dress
Poise and sophistication at all times
If that is what you want in a girlfriend
You are looking in the wrong direction
I like my natural beauty
And I keep myself clean
I eat more than a canary
And I am not the most graceful
But if someone honest is what you want
Look no further than where I am
*****
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – girlfriend
There are many factors that enter into love
Compatibility and friendship are a must
Compassion and understanding should be present
Humor and good will help life happen
Desires and passion touch us within
On and on I could list the necessities of relationships
But the equation comes down to just me and you
Equaling a beautiful partnership for life
*****
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – equation
Image credit – me and Canva
Leigha Robbins 