Category 2022 Poetry Prompt 1: Air

The universe is not unfolding as it should It is imploding Ice fields weeping away Rain forests plundered for the almighty greenback Smoke stacks still belching their diseases into the sky Plastics building impenetrable fortresses in our oceans New York,…...

I needed the stillness of the sago palm A calming scent on the breeze Quieting the waves of a memory Cast in a hazy glow of green Mired into a treacherous descent Coils slithering with tails of smoke We could…...

Head up Back straight Criss cross  Clear mind Breathe in  Clean air Calm thoughts Sit tall Sink down Lax body Hold in  Big breath  One two three Breathe out   Stressed air… This content is for 12 Poems in 12…...

I am air Life, an eternal cycle of taking me me in, taking me out I feed it, this life phenomenon. I am the hum, the rhythm to which giant trees do a slow dance. I am the drum whose…...

Ever Since the Sickness Took His Breath A   I    R can’t get any Pressure building So much work to Br ea th e Tired beyond exhaustion lay down to rest Head in a Fishbowl Under water Life starts and stops…...

IF YOU ONLY KNEW You texted ‘goodnight’ I looked at my phone in disbelief It hit me You are not coming back. Tears began free-flowing down my face My heart broke into a million tiny pieces I knew this day…...

The air is thick with tension As we attempt to navigate through An honest conversation Armpits itchy Hands sweaty with twisted fingers We have not crossed this threshold before Now we find ourselves Suffocating Choking on our words Stumbling, almost…...

THE METALMAN Keep away, keep away, keep away from me On stormy nights when none can see A ship is tossed and blown about Fear in his eyes the captain, shouts ‘Head for the lights, we may be safe Turn…...

Cold conversation Leaves our lips in clouds Suspended and waiting For something to be said Wet sheets of fog Wrap us in white The lights Of bars glow And we drink To forget We have always Just met I woke…...