Barbie dollHot side pieceDistraction ThrillSide chick I’mCreativeMessyEmbodying infinity UndefinedConstantly evolvingI take up spaceDo you have room for all that?……………I’m not a piece of the puzzleI am the puzzle For more of my writings, visit giladaman.substack.com. To check out my latest book, Inner Piece: Decluttering a Soul, click here.
Tag: poetry
Days of the Weak
Days of the weakDays of the strongYesterday you dropped a bombToday you tell me to move along Weeks turn to months, months into yearsTime passes in good form, but I’d rather count in tearsWhy are things measured in length 10 years of devotion, so that shows strength?If all that time adversity lay low?I’m told it’s … Continue reading Days of the Weak
Broken hearts, broken families
Broken heartsbroken families singles wishing for their matesingle moms praying for a breakso many ways to suffer in this broken world I hope some day the tide will turn
Artists: Bleeders of Hearts
Artists bleeders of hearts speakers of souls Representatives of human kind of the human kind express what you don’t dare touch play with emotions that frighten you too much I used to see my vulnerability as weakness But that ain’t so Now I see my courage in facing the woe In expressing my pain and … Continue reading Artists: Bleeders of Hearts
Every Day
Every day I choose to live I choose to love, to laugh, to give To take a step toward my goals, my self To stop pretending to be someone else To follow my gut, To listen to my heart And so, Every day I live is Art
Sail Away
you derail me your presence ails me makes me wanna sail away go on a getaway cuz you can't see your impact on me and even when you try the next time you still make me cry It's not my job to teach you to find a way to reach you I have enough on … Continue reading Sail Away
Never-Ending Lists
Never-ending lists of demandsToo many I can’tsNot enough I cans A list so long I cannot tackleAn abyss so deep I remain shackledto a past I cannot shaketo an ache I cannot fake to a destiny I choose to forsake So I have no choice but to procrastinate or allow myself to fail and falter … Continue reading Never-Ending Lists
Green Dots, Pink Hearts
Green dots, pink heartsShot of dopamine through my heart Living in our own bubblesSo far apartSo I take solace in Green dots, pink hearts
I’m with You
I paired the beginning lyrics of Avril Lavigne’s song, “I’m with You” to photos of today’s nature walk. Nature is grounding and an ever-present support. I hope you enjoy… “I’m standin’ on the bridge I'm waitin' in the darkI thought that you'd be here by nowThere's nothing but the rain No footsteps on the ground … Continue reading I’m with You
The Soul Stirs
My soul stirs an aliveness that won’t let me sleepa literal awakening a voice that beckons to be heard as the foundation shifts under me THEN I was called to move awayNOW I’m called to returnfor the space in which my soul feels freethat makes me come alive is exactly where I’m meant to be … Continue reading The Soul Stirs