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Your weekly Sunday poem by Denver Welte
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Far Away by Denver Welte posted 2010/07/25 (1 of 30) Why can't you see the curse you left on me? A burden I'll bear for eternity. The peace of mind I'll strive to find. Keeping you far away For if you get too close, it will be my loss, my... view more |
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Goodbye by Denver Welte posted 2010/07/11 (2 of 30) Goodbye old friend, old enemy. Remember me! Just one of many. You were there when I was weak. You took my hand, you held my cheek. You told me I wouldn't feel a thing. I trusted you. I followed... view more |
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Lost by Denver Welte posted 2010/07/04 (3 of 30) Lost inside myself No way out but in Undeniably passive, easily overlooked Pondering what could have, would have, should have been. Wasting precious moments with sin. Trying to fill that empty... view more |
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Baby Voice by Denver Welte posted 2010/06/27 (4 of 30) Since I was five they've wanted you gone You weren't strong enough Undeniably passive, easily overlooked This baby voice really took Was it the feminine quality I sought? Or something else... view more |
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Old Into New by Denver Welte posted 2010/06/20 (5 of 30) Starting over and still so young A little strange, a little fun The new me sits on an old stage Waiting for the act to begin The leading man still missing What else is new? I am, I am, does... view more |
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Hope by Denver Welte posted 2010/06/13 (6 of 30) Just yesterday or a million years ago. It took seemingly endless amounts of tears to fill my soul and float back to the surface. It took so many broken dreams to think that one could actually be... view more |
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Speak by Denver Welte posted 2010/06/06 (7 of 30) They asked her to speak. She felt like a freak. Was she simply there to amuse them? A side show at best. Yet she couldn't contest. She fed them her lines they said , "Thank you." Are they... view more |
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Who Am I by Denver Welte posted 2010/05/30 (8 of 30) Who am I if not a girl without my hair so rare and red? Who am I if not blue eyed? Who am I if I don't cover my freckles from side to side? Who am I without the blues purples & pinks placed... view more |
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Wrong For Trying by Denver Welte posted 2010/05/16 (9 of 30) I saw you lying there on the cold concrete floor I picked you up, hoping to give you more Didn't know quite what to do. I could see on your face, neither did you! As soon as life returned to... view more |
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The Way I Felt Then by Denver Welte posted 2010/05/09 (10 of 30) The way I felt then is the way that feels best. I wore that way like a medal proud and shiny and new. The way I felt then was so beautiful and true. My dreams needed no thought I just knew... view more |
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Haunted by Denver Welte posted 2010/05/02 (11 of 30) Sometimes I feel haunted and overstuffed. In this strange body of mine I've had enough. Life is a gift and I should be grateful. I find myself more jaded and wastefull. Hateful in my thoughts,... view more |
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Free by Denver Welte posted 2010/04/11 (12 of 30) Too many situations running through my head. The outcome's never close to what I've dreamed of in my bed. Oh my God. Turn it off. Just let me be! This mind of mine is playing tricks on... view more |
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Damn Wind by Denver Welte posted 2010/03/28 (13 of 30) Damn wind go away. I can feel you on my face. You leave my hair an absolute disgrace. Damn wind please leave me alone. I swear you exist to annoy me. Damn wind. Cut you loose and you... view more |
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Ladybug by Denver Welte posted 2010/03/21 (14 of 30) I saw a ladybug today. The ladybug I saw was stuck on a door. Like it was meant to be there, and it had been there before. The next day there was one on my... view more |
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Told What To Do by Denver Welte posted 2010/03/07 (15 of 30) No one likes advice or to be told what to do The thing is this creates a resentment or two Authority comes in many different forms In one way or another we try to conform Employers,... view more |
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The End by Denver Welte posted 2010/02/28 (16 of 30) Deep breath caged-in unseen life barely heard Take a deep breath, let it all in Swim down the slopes of my twisted within Mingle with the melody of crys never answered Don't speak to the... view more |
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The Third Floor by Denver Welte posted 2010/02/21 (17 of 30) A little fuzzy when I awoke The fluorescent ceiling too bright for my tired eyes One tiny pill transported me from night to morning With no warning, two women said, "Let's go." Go where? I... view more |
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The Last Fantastic by Denver Welte posted 2010/02/14 (18 of 30) Many years went by I hadn't given them much thought That last fantastic moment I had almost forgot What a shame to let it slip away So cherished in my heart Still is to this day There's... view more |
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Last Hurrah by Denver Welte posted 2010/02/07 (19 of 30) A common release burdens us all In with the good, out with a fall Is this really it, the last hurrah? So many years together we've spent What have I gained? Pleasure or pain? Nothing to show... view more |
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Wake-Up by Denver Welte posted 2010/01/31 (20 of 30) Why do I wake up this way? Not yet ready to face the day? Contemplating things ahead? Can't I just go back to bed? Do I really have to go out there? Put on makeup, comb my hair? Why can't I... view more |
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So Cold by Denver Welte posted 2010/01/24 (21 of 30) So damn cold A bathtub filled with ice So cold Barely melting Just enough to break free from my skin I don't notice the white hairs attached So cold But it's getting warmer the ice is melting... view more |
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Underneath by Denver Welte posted 2010/01/17 (22 of 30) The power it once held overwhelmed my memories So strong it almost took me I almost let it consume me It confused me to the point of insanity I almost stand above it now firm and... view more |
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Tiny Pebbles by Denver Welte posted 2010/01/10 (23 of 30) I closed my eyes and searched for silence I felt tiny pebbles beneath my feet I looked down at them and they started talking to me They wondered why I searched for something they could not... view more |
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Today by Denver Welte posted 2009/12/27 (24 of 30) Today I can see I can hear I can breath I can feel your arms wraped around me Today I can smell the scent of your skin so well Today I can kiss you Taste you Love you Today you are... view more |
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Butterfly by Denver Welte posted 2009/12/20 (25 of 30) A butterfly landed on my nose I flinched and crinkled my toes It opened its wings and gave me a show Showed me things I didn't know As it flew away I couldn't even blink So beautiful I shook my... view more |
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Realize by Denver Welte posted 2009/12/13 (26 of 30) The first time I really looked into your eyes It took a while to realize what I as getting into You were truely nice to me when you didn't have to be I tried to resist the love you were showing... view more |
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If You Knew Me by Denver Welte posted 2009/12/06 (27 of 30) If you knew me you'd probably know that I'm a sweetheart and it shows If you knew me you'd see a girly girl who likes to strike a pose If you knew me you'd show interest in everything I... view more |
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Step-In by Denver Welte posted 2009/11/29 (28 of 30) A cloudy room filled with devastation. Breathe in the condensation. Fill your mind. Fill your head. Who knew there was so much space. Tiny pictures, all mixed up. Place them in a plastic... view more |
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Snowed In by Denver Welte posted 2009/11/22 (29 of 30) On a plane A new beginning out of the rain. Fly, fly, fly away. Escape to live another day. Everything's fine everything's great. La, La, La-la live to play. Yet slowly drift away. Didn't even... view more |
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What Can It Be? by Denver Welte posted 2009/11/15 (30 of 30) Squishy, squashy, ooey, gooey red and bluey what can it be? stretchy, strong, short and long what can it be? green, orange, pink, blue I don't know do you? chewey sweet and tart I know! I know! I... view more |
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