Step Forward and Stumble (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #30)   Leave a comment

I step forward and stumble 
I fall on my face
I can't remember the last time
It's been constant trips and falls
Broken plates and broken dreams
Spending more time flat than upright
But I know this isn't the last time
Because I will always
Pick myself up off the ground
And step forward once again

– SR Romney 2026

Posted 04/30/2026 by Shay in National Poetry Writing Month 2026

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So Tired (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #29)   Leave a comment

I'm just so tired 
Jaw packed with knives and fire
At least the cat purrs

– SR Romney 2026

Posted 04/29/2026 by Shay in National Poetry Writing Month 2026

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Pain Storm (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #28)   Leave a comment

Got caught in a pain storm
It soaked me to the bone
Drenching me in agony
Until it's only a drizzle
And I can wring my soul dry

– SR Romney

Posted 04/28/2026 by Shay in National Poetry Writing Month 2026

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Pain (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #27)   Leave a comment

Today I sit here in pain
It is making me feel quite insane
I'm very unhappy
That I'm feeling so crappy
So I'm writing this limerick to complain.

– SR Romney 2026

Clinging Tightly (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #26)   Leave a comment

I cling so tightly 
To this nothing I love
Holding desperately
To desire is human
I want to keep existing

– SR Romney

Passing Me By (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #25)   Leave a comment

I feel the world passing me by
One day I fear I'll be alone
No matter how I beg and cry
I feel the world passing me by
There is no point in asking why
Or if my fears are overblown
I feel the world passing me by
One day I fear I'll be alone

– SR Romney 2026

Time Slips (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #24)   Leave a comment

My time slips away
Shifting and ethereal
Evading my grasp
Moments turn to memory
Cascading through my fingers

– SR Romney 2026

Posted 04/24/2026 by Shay in National Poetry Writing Month 2026

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I Don’t Really Know (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #23)   Leave a comment

I don't really know
If I found the right question
Or if the world's laws
Are only just suggestions
But when somebody mentions
Any of the flaws
It comes to my attention
I don't really know

– SR Romney 2026

Earworm (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #22)   Leave a comment

This melody is digging 
So deeply in my brain
But I don't know the title
It's driving me insane

I feel so very restless
I must hear it again
Just once more catch this earworm
To free me from this pain

– SR Romney 2026

Posted 04/22/2026 by Shay in National Poetry Writing Month 2026

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Tech Upgrade (National Poetry Writing Month 2026 #21   Leave a comment

Nothing beats a tech upgrade 
Time for the shiny and new!
Financial mistakes were made
But still I adore the view
It was a little early
And the old one worked just fine
I loved my old phone dearly
But this new one is divine!

– SR Romney 2026