Worry not for me,
For I am invincible
I am a diamond
Impervious
Tag: self talk
Hardscrabble
Not all of us were
Born to privilege. Some of us
Are just up from dirt.
Middle Path
My whole life I’ve had
To sink or swim. But now I
Strive to simply float.
Solitary
I wonder sometimes
If I am still alive or
If this is my hell
Shine On
You cannot snuff my
Light beneath the weight of your
Disapproving glare
To the Critic
If you ever read
My writing again, it will
Be accidental.
For no one who puts
Their hypocrite judgment on
Me deserves my words.
Abstinence
I cannot partake
Of any substance which would
Make me credulous
Having believed one
Too many lies, I only
Drink water and tea.
Morning’s Revelation
It was special for
A minute, but now it’s clear:
I only have me
Remorse
I gave too much of
Myself away in exchange
For worthless trinkets.
Herman’s Hermitage 