Ice pick eye
Sharp and stunning
Make my vision sparkle
As my brain starts burning
Electric shocks
Convulse in my head
As light becomes fire
Thought becomes hazy
Darkness falls
As I close my eyes
With little relief
I drift away
– SR Romney 2022
Author Archive
Migraine (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #26) Leave a comment
Guitar (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #25) Leave a comment
Early in the morning
I always here your music calling
Dont know who I'd be
Without this Guitar sitting next to me
Beat by beat
Chord by chord
Anytime I'm feeling bored
I pick you up and play a tune.
The brassy buzz that turns to art
As my fingers brush the strings
Rhythmically, I feel the texture
Of your scales ascending
Beat by beat,
Chord by chord,
A world of joy is stored in you
I pick you up and play a tune.
– SR Romney 2022
Packing (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #24) Leave a comment
Put my life into neat little boxes
And pack them nice and tidy
Memories, dreams, hopes
Everything in its place
Carry it around with me
No matter where I go
Until it gets to heavy
And starts to grow roots
Then I'll let it flower
And grow into something beautiful
Until it's finally time
To pack my life up
Nice and tidy
And move along again
– SR Romney 2022
The Light (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #23) Leave a comment
As long as I can see the light
I will find my way back home
I know that things will be alright
As long as I can see the light
When all I know is out of sight
No matter how far I roam
As long as I can see the light
I will find my way back home
– SR Romney 2022
I Don’t Know (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #22) Leave a comment
Lots of books on my shelf
With lots of things to say
But I don't know the half of it
'Cause I only read halfway
Lots of movies in my list
Lots of shows to see
But I don't know the half of it
'Cause you're sitting here with me
Lots of people in the world
With lots of things to do
But I don't know the half of it
'Cause I spend my time with you
– SR Romney 2022
Static (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #21) Leave a comment
There is a static in my eyes
That only I can see
This technicolor tv buzz
Is only here for me
Sometimes I do not notice it
Sometimes I'm well aware
But even when I'm fast asleep
The static stays right there.
It's been with me for all my life,
It's with me to the end.
And even when I'm all alone
It's always been a friend.
I always thought its presence
Was the normal point of view.
But now I have a question:
Do you see the static too?
– SR Romney 2022
Thoughts ( National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #20) Leave a comment
Thoughts today
On layaway
I could pay for the time.
Words of mine
Wont fall in line
Could you please spare a rhyme?
An idea?
A funny quip?
Any thought would be fine.
It would help
As you can see
I've misplaced all of mine.
– SR Romney 2022
Meditation (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #19) Leave a comment
Just relax
Nice and deep
And let the world drift by
Breathe in slow
Nice and deep
Forget the what and why
Pull your thoughts
Nice and deep
The pond is growing still
Now you are
Nice and deep
Your mind does as you will
– SR Romney 2022
Different Life (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #18) Leave a comment
In a different life, could I really be me?
Be free to live the life I wanted to?
The life I wish for?
Or would it even be me?
Living in an alternate reality
Am I just the sum of all that happens to me
The happenstance and coincidence
Or is it destiny that I'll be who I am?
Was I meant to be me, or am I sum of mistakes and double takes,
second guesses and messes someone needs to clean up?
Would I be able to fix my problems, or would they no longer be mine?
I guess I'll never know
But a different me might
– SR Romney 2022
Bubbles (National Poetry Writing Month 2022 #17) Leave a comment
We all float
Like bubbles of air
So fragile
So carefree
Catching the light around us
Until we go pop
– SR Romney 2022
Shame on The Universe 