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"Love Notes 7/4/2020"

by carriehogle

I looked at her with amusement How so often she changed Though I knew her heart well. Every time I asked Her Why not "this" She'd smile. Her eyes Strange, mesmerizing Elfish, Like some childhood Fantasy Full grown. "But, I did...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1 view | General | July 4, 2020

"Character Profile: Exploring The Depths – For Writers & Such 7/3/2020"

by carriehogle

I don't believe in torture, Rest assured my love; Such intimacy we've shared. I can't help wondering Though I've tried, dare say What are your intentions If you know me so well? A knife in my back Analyzed as ammunition - Not quite...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2 views | General | July 3, 2020

"Strange Notes 7/2/2020"

by carriehogle

I had this strange experience, Dreamlike But not - James Love, So beautiful This heart... He stabbed me in the back Kidney level. Yes, I felt it On so many levels I'm still wondering If he did me a favor. Perspective, Just a...

1 Like | 0 comment | 3 views | Poetry | July 2, 2020

"Love Notes 6/22/2020 (teachers & spiritual leaders)"

by carriehogle

I'll start this right Invoking images of both Those great teachers Through time Seen & unseen. Contemplating life And seasons Is it natural For humans To have seasons of life Or do we Mentally have seasons we prefer. This...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 21 views | General | June 22, 2020

"Love Notes 6/20/2020"

by carriehogle

Today, we'll pretend. These sorrowful notes Now, joyful Grateful Blessed For this time It has taken To dig our way out Of the ground. We'll imagine All the great mysteries Yet to be discovered Magic This great love story We'll...

1 Like | 0 comment | 23 views | Poetry | June 20, 2020

"Love Notes 6/16/2020"

by carriehogle

This mind - If I don't look Too long In the mirror This reflective surface Of metal; Can I imagine That I'm beautiful? Imagination, How many concepts Of beauty Lead to the realms Where they belong? Reality - What is beauty? &...

1 Like | 0 comment | 21 views | Poetry | June 16, 2020

"Note To Self 6/14/2020 (Prayer – Quiet roads in times of chaos)"

by carriehogle

Be cautious With the concept of Wisdom. Feel your way through ideas, But Be patient. Wait. Do not let urgency Override Good sense. Hope For the best path. Imagine Even those Overgrown Fearful child Have been traveled. Saf...

1 Like | 0 comment | 24 views | General | June 14, 2020

"Love Notes 6/14/2020"

by carriehogle

My coffee tastes good this morning. Not an expensive brew, just regular coffee with a hint of flavored creamer. My cat, innocent cat expression with his big fluffy self, looked at me today.. sniffing the air between us as if considering whe...

1 Like | 1 comment | 29 views | Prose | June 14, 2020

"Something about her"

by carriehogle

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1 Like | 0 comment | 33 views | Poetry | June 13, 2020

"Notes 6/10/2020"

by carriehogle

Some days I feel That I've been The black key In the symphony Of my life So much That I don't always or, no longer Recognize The beauty Of the music. Is it wrong then To dream Of being A different note Or perhaps Some diff...

1 Like | 0 comment | 25 views | Poetry | June 11, 2020

"Love Notes 5/18"

by carriehogle

Not a request But a Curiosity And I do not know If there is an answer But I wonder Blindness excluded How many mirrors Must Be broken For a relationship Of my own? Scary Is it not To only rely on The descriptions Given By ot...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 43 views | Poetry | May 18, 2020

"Love Notes 5/14/2020"

by carriehogle

Worked on something creative today, I think it helped. I've spent a lot of time going over the darkest parts of my memory, it's been difficult to say the least. It's sad how sickness can pull you into the worst questions about what we deser...

1 Like | 0 comment | 38 views | Prose | May 14, 2020

"Love Thoughts 5/11/2020"

by carriehogle

I see her beautiful but sad, so much sorrow in her ray of light. But, I know her and find it so strange that for all the ways I've tried to tell her I love her... she doesn't even recognize who I'm talking to. How then am I to tell her how...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 37 views | Prose | May 11, 2020

"Feelings May 9th"

by carriehogle

I'm sorry I made you hate me so much. I'll try not to exist in the future. I remember One time an adult asked a child what they would do for it; something simple, like a meal. And today I wonder which of us was more worthless, him or mys...

1 Like | 1 comment | 52 views | General | May 9, 2020

"Love May 2020"

by carriehogle

Today I Love you like there is a future to look forward to; today I love you like we've never met....

0 Likes | 0 comment | 55 views | Poetry | May 7, 2020

"Feelings About Love"

by carriehogle

Feelings about love today 5/5/2020 She tilted her head to the left, a sure sign of trouble. I missed those days of soft flirting. Those amazing moments of how she looked at me and the wonderment...

1 Like | 0 comment | 64 views | Poetry | May 5, 2020

"Beacon"

by carriehogle

For a few days The beacon became quiet And though help Could still be called Found Or given Everyone welcomed The peaceful rest And feeling Of mental stability....

0 Likes | 0 comment | 86 views | General | March 19, 2020

"Insomnia Help"

by carriehogle

I keep tryong to sleep But my body is noisy Singing out Please help - Work is slow And medical care Out of my price range So hard to sleep or function Like this I remember this dream Of being an artist Or a writer Or some such...

1 Like | 0 comment | 90 views | General | March 19, 2020

"Family"

by carriehogle

I've known many types of family interactions through tis lifetime, so many lessons of what we're taught family should be. I went to lunch yesterday, at a random restaurant and this large family was sitting across from me. I didn't know them...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 76 views | Prose | March 11, 2020

"Hope"

by carriehogle

I hear them whisper How I'm hopeless Incomprehensible Unfathomable Of how hope works Without All the falsaties. I'm not claiming to know But I'm too old I tell you To cheat my time Whatever is left; God how I so often hope tis...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 82 views | Poetry | March 11, 2020

"Is She Angry"

by carriehogle

Is she angry They asked Perhaps in innocence Of wondering If she still cared As if unaware They dealt their own cards Either way Shrug. Meanwhile She dreamed of darkness So much more welcoming Than the daylight These magical hi...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 84 views | General | March 4, 2020

"Love In Creation"

by carriehogle

I think about love A lot Even when I push it to The furthest reaches of my mind How desecrating Apathy - Yet, a place to retreat That brings some quiet Discomforting solace. Despair. I tend to love the broken things But beg, do...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 95 views | Poetry | March 4, 2020

"Home"

by carriehogle

Home Is it nothing more than a novel concept We've divided into bite size concepts Subtle moral intricacies Ideas, meant to keep this Dysfunctional society Home How I'd like to imagine After you're sent out Into the world And the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 94 views | General | March 2, 2020

"Beautiful Monsters"

by carriehogle

When talking about ethnicity & race They say it's hard for children to imagine themselves In places they've never seen Movies, books and such And for all of our failures I Hope it helps them More than it hurts them In this land...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 83 views | Poetry | March 2, 2020

"Imaginary Friends"

by carriehogle

What a strange person I find myself When the world becomes difficult And interactions near painful I creat my own characters To hang out with My invisible friends But then I start to worry Maybe they don't want to You know Like,...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 87 views | General | March 2, 2020

"Shattered Pieces"

by carriehogle

So many times I've picked up All the pieces Created something new Beautiful So many pretty Dreams and fantasies To the best Of my disadvantages. Privilege - What a joke. Funny, No? Now People trying to quantify Why I don't...

1 Like | 2 comments | 95 views | General | February 29, 2020

"I miss her"

by carriehogle

I miss her The only thing That made it seem worth it. God, how I miss her. I feel her sometimes So close Like heaven Yet the emotions are often connected to Memories we try studiously To avoid - No longer seeking People That wi...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 114 views | Poetry | February 28, 2020

"You – Him"

by carriehogle

♠ They talk about you Whispered voices I don't know Of they seek to appease you Or me So much damage in between. Files deleted Do not try to access; Return to sender. I turn away To avoid your image And these thoughts Though,...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 95 views | Poetry | February 28, 2020

"Intimate Secrets"

by carriehogle

♠ He whispered in my ear How there was nothing like it While I srruggled with my own inner beast All teeth and claws, Listened to my inner workings All the things my body craves Skin seduction To ease my mind A touch of ice to so...

1 Like | 1 comment | 105 views | Poetry | February 27, 2020

"Primitive Love"

by carriehogle

Fear, Control, Dominance These things I hesitate to put into words. I woke feeling fragile today, Remembering... How feeling human is normal Why Do I give myself such a hard time For being human On occasion? These memories Of thin...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 100 views | Poetry | February 26, 2020

"The Choice Illusion"

by carriehogle

Sometimes They tell me to choose Without any preamble To my options But I remember The illusion of choice Conversation. So much beautiful music We've made... No? Oh God, This emotional treasure. I won't say "Can't deny," Not...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 98 views | Poetry | February 23, 2020

"Rehabilitation"

by carriehogle

Rehabilitation It's such an interesting concept for me Such an innocuous idea Of someone's expectations You didn't live up to I mean A system that failed you What I'm trying to say is Did they love you enough To save you a space I...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 81 views | Poetry | February 23, 2020

"Words We Remember"

by carriehogle

I'd want you to know Because I've learned strange lessons About information We don't share And it makes me question The learning process. Anyway - There are words Phrases We have on repeat It seems, Makes me think Of someone S...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 78 views | Poetry | February 22, 2020

"Young Men"

by carriehogle

I didn't know love In those moments Of young men Boys "If you loved me, you would..." Or any of those things That boys say, You know what I mean And these moments I have now Her Looking at me, "If you loved me, you would..." My...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 88 views | General | February 22, 2020

"Taste Of Heaven"

by carriehogle

This woman This brilliant Beautiful Woman - She lives In a world Of her own - Fantasies Like no other. The sanest person I know Makes me question My sanity This magic. But, the truth is The thing you'll Question The most I...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 86 views | General | February 21, 2020

"Nightmare"

by carriehogle

It's a weird thing Because I think I was born this way Deliciously beautiful Nightmare Quite adept At continually weaving Such darkness Into dreams Strange This concept Of balance. Chemical warfare Under the guise Of peaceful...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 90 views | General | February 21, 2020

"Media –"

by carriehogle

It's one of those days You know Where I'm trying To be a good human But maybe I'm not And I have dark hair So, I don't know The media implies Maybe we're villains By default And life is strange So, all things considered Perhaps...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 82 views | General | February 21, 2020

"The Naivete Of Pictures"

by carriehogle

Pictures don't tell stories. Pictures capture a moment, convey a message, give instruction or demand, but they don't tell stories. These beautiful images nothing more than a future mystery, a convergence of convenient conjecture. "Look wh...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 86 views | General | February 21, 2020

"Heart Renders"

by carriehogle

They say The heart remembers And I don't know if that's true But I can tell you The pain This overflowing mix Of love And anguish Was So great That to this moment On any given day The memories Alter her breathing Like the uni...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 94 views | Poetry | February 20, 2020

"Midnight Love"

by carriehogle

I don't know what to say about This love of shadows This magic of night So familiar Some feeling of safety In places others seem to fear This strange soothing quiet Of moonlight Though I don't forget The basking glow Passionate su...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 95 views | Poetry | February 20, 2020