Tag Archives: Friendship

Everything is Okay Now

Posted on September 14, 2016 by PookyH

Time had passed, Yet they started Mid-sentence Like the cliché They felt as though They’d never been parted. They talked of times old And jobs and houses new (The brief pauses were few) The words fell from them Enveloping them … Continue reading →

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Observation of a Friend

Posted on August 20, 2016 by PookyH

She observed her friend, Smiling, Broken, So hurt by one she once loved. The physical wounds healing, The emotional wounds ragged and raw. Each day, the friend applied make up And a smile, And she faced the world. She would … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t Hear

Posted on August 3, 2016 by PookyH

I listened, But I didn’t hear The words you said to me. I thought I knew You through and through; But what I chose to see, Was somebody quite different, Somebody okay. Somebody who tried to help Ease loved ones’ … Continue reading →

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Together

Posted on June 12, 2016 by PookyH

You needed me, I needed you, You loved me And I loved you too, And so it was We found our way Through sob-filled nights And darkened days. On days when things feel Bleak and sad, The worst bits never … Continue reading →

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Together

Posted on May 5, 2016 by PookyH

My problems felt big, Until you told me yours. Until I saw the way your pain Ravaged you, Physically And mentally Whilst you tried to stay composed. You sat, with a smile on your face, And told me of your … Continue reading →

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Unseeing (sonnet)

Posted on April 18, 2016 by PookyH

If you could see the way that you are loved, And feel that love, if only for a day, You’d see that in our eyes you are enough, And start to see yourself a different way. You beat yourself with … Continue reading →

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It’s hard to be friends… 

Posted on April 9, 2016 by PookyH

It’s hard to have friends Filled with hatred, Who don’t like themselves, The girl thought, She loved her friend dear, But he made it quite clear That he didn’t think that she ought. For the hatred that burned Deep inside … Continue reading →

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The First Tear

Posted on March 9, 2016 by PookyH

Her first tear was small And yet mighty; It carried her woes of the world. She was not one who cried But no longer dry-eyed, Her true feelings now finally unfurled. The tear crept slowly, With meaning; Tracing its way … Continue reading →

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Hand in the Dark

Posted on February 20, 2016 by PookyH

Alone in the dark She felt for her way But was lost And began to despair. And she cried as she walked And she stumbled about And then suddenly His hand was there. He held on to her tight And … Continue reading →

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You Stayed

Posted on January 12, 2016 by PookyH

It’s time to leave But you don’t go Because, You say, It looks like snow. And so you stay, Though we both know, You did not stay Through fear of snow. You stayed for me, Of that I’m sure, You’ve … Continue reading →

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