Poem #14. NaPoWriMo

psalm 27:1-2


you are the reason
he showed up again
stalking me
stalking me
stalking me still
Lord I'm angry
I'm beat
I'm down on it again
and he's waiting
to break my will

a newborn in spirit
and pressing my way
to you
he's a master
in this game
out to kill and destroy

so I pray God
for your word God
for your armor God
your will God
for You God
be done God



Copyright © 2008 by Crystal Kill

Poem #13. NaWriPoMo

love


you know what to do
you know what to say
you know my language
you know me
enough to woo me every day

you know what's lost
you know what's found
you know this heart
you know me
enough to put it down!

you know you're the man
you know the dreams
you know this writer
you know me
enough to read between my seams

you know I'm a dreamer
sleepwalking on a rope
my new husband, my love
you pray with me
for God's love and his hope



Copyright © 2008 by Crystal Kill

Poem #12. NaPoWriMo

12:14 am


another day has ended
and I'm feeling good

good that my students
sometimes confused
and unsure of themselves
can be confident enough
to be who they are
genuine survivors

for the husband at five am
on the job
studying at night
to earn his right
to hope
for a better life

for the mother next to her child
done wondering
still pondering the wild hope
in becoming more
for the vitality of her family

they were sad for good-bye
the class that ended tonight

for weeks
they filed into class
hour after hour
sharing life
sharing language
never knowing how much
I admired the heroes
I saw among each of them

they were sad for the good-bye
and so was I
so was I




Copyright © 2008 by Crystal Kill

Poem # 11. NaPoWriMo Challenge

poetry


is what I see
when the music changes tone
when your words, your actions
are no longer your own

I'm wild on air
at the foot of another climb
this mountain doesn't mean
I'm defeated or out of time

this isn't another hard road to travel
I'm ready for the burn
ready for the challenge
ready to write my next word

I know when I reach the top
poetry is what I'll see
poetry and the beauty of life
that's my faith, those are my wings



Copyright © 2008 by Crystal Kill

Poem #10. NaPoWriMo

Por ti


solo in the the morning light
and like the sun you rose
amidst the webs webbed tight
a moon in flight sharing the winds that blow
smitten and fallen like rain on rain
you came like a dust in fury
creating a new world to lose your pain
losing the past flashed in a hurry
It was her heart and your bloody greed
casting you the love
casting you the heart the soul you would need
'cause darkeness can be lonely with the moon above

lonely when the moon is full and you cry out for her soul
lonely cause crying cannot bring back the life you already stole




Copyright © 2008 by Crystal Kill

Poem #9. NaWriPoMo

Solo


solo por ti
in the lonely
desolate city I ran
against the sun
the darkness that fell
the wedding that gave
your hand

nothing new to remember
except you
and the chase on me
out of breath
terrified
you had me with one two three!

beautiful in blue
could’ve been my song
a tribute to the giant
who lied
who towered
in defiance

I was yours
and you were mine
“til death do us part”
that you did
a murderer of my spirit
a sword still hovering in my heart




Copyright © 2008 by Crystal Kill

Poem # 8 NaWriPoMo

solo por ti


wilderness once dreamt
of destiny a destination
somewhere
floating solo like a mirage
on the brink of freedom

baby I hear your voice
see the sunlight floating down
and I know you love me
even as my body fell limp
pummeled to the ground

leaves rustle wet damp
between my fingers cool
dragged
across the forest floor both
dead and alive- I’m the fool

trying to stay alive
loving a giant in faith
with freedom like a mirage
on the brink of life
whatever lies next
I’m yours

to chase
to catch
to terrify
to frighten
dying again and again

I’m yours
another beautiful mirage
captured in hell
because murder
is all you know

Copyright © 2008 by Crystal Kill