Promises Kept She kept her treasures in a heart shaped box,Rings and things she saved for a rainy day.She counted the chimes on her ticking clocks,As the remnants of her life slipped away. By the window, she watched blue jays cavortJust like her husband in his final years.Silver memories compounded the hurt,Pushing down pain inContinue reading “Promises Kept”
Monthly Archives: May 2026
Jaded and Faded
Jaded and Faded I was the brightest of young stars,Ascending in Hollywood skies.Fame and fortune left me broken…Entangled in a web of lies. My bright red smile defied my pain,You thought you knew all about me.I lived in shadows of the past…Jaded, faded celebrity. Living a life of leisureDrinking myself to seizureTrapped behind this gildedContinue reading “Jaded and Faded”
From Embers to Anthem
The author reflects on the aftermath of an apocalypse, whether it is a world or galactic apocalypse or a more personal struggle. It speaks of a journey from destruction to defiance, from ash to voice. It pays tribute via an anthem to both the living and the dead.
Colleen Keller Breuning 