Hiccup

My words came out like an unexpected hiccup
your reaction I couldn't see
but something tells me my terms you didn't need
I'd like to take them back and save them for a time
a moment more appropriate for words like mine
now I've spent them I'll never get them back
If you had reacted
responded
given back
a hiccup of a similar phrase
I'd feel much better these days
© Elizabeth Zsamboki

The World of Make-Believe

he found her on the ground low, broken, and afraid
he lifted her with his words and carried her in his embrace
he took her to the very stars she'd wished upon and showed her all her dreams
he repainted all her beauty that had withered in the salt
he carved her a brand new heart with the tools of his promises
he mended her soul with the rhythm of his body
the moment that her wings revealed the secrets of her feelings
he clipped them with the coldness in his eyes, his hands, his breath
he watched as she fell from the very stars that held her dreams
the vigilance of her amazing intuition decelerated her plummet
gracefully landing on two feet audaciously looking toward the sky
just another journey back from the world of make-believe
© Elizabeth Dominguez

My mouth is dry
My lips are cracked
My eyes are flooded
My cheeks are wet
My hands are naked
My hair is still
My back is cold
My feet are dangling
My words are heavy
My spirit is grey
My heart is empty
My soul is searching
I am dreaming
I am believing
I am striving
I am building
I am freeing
I am talking
I am giving
I am taking
I am living
I am growing
I am free
I am me
Elizabeth Dominguez

Protection

I removed my protective coat
Its fabric weighted me down
Held me from believing that I’d ever be free
unbound to live breath and see
View the world that lived outside of where I’d always be
The moment the clouds uncovered the sun
I drank the power of its rays
The strength ran through my veins
It tossed the garment with no refrain
Revealing my naked vulnerability
The warmth of the sun fed my soul
Gave me visions of my dreams
Filled my heart with comfort and ease
I felt the chill upon my back
Trying to ignore its painful tower
A drop of rain I felt it too
The clouds began to cool
The rays were now so few
No longer does the sun illuminate for me
My protective coat has lost its seam
Standing naked revealing the scars
Etched by heat from the yellow star
Elizabeth