False Charm- NaPoMo 15 of 30

We could have really started something
But what you really wanted
Was my friend
Just an illusion
To cause confusion
You were the one that lost out in the end

Poet Envy

Green like money
Being food sick
Unable to pick the right words
For a better fit
Or maybe it's less about math
And more about meaning
Provoking feelings
From people who are dealing
With thunderstorms and earthquakes.
Engaging in debates
And questioning what lies in their fate.
Time after time
I see people with the baddest rhymes and incredible flow,
That I don't know
If should even show my meager work to anyone.
A simple well done,
Although coming from the right place
And so kind,
Doesn't allow me to find my inner superstar.
Far and wide people will want to read my works
Including all the quirks
Gawking at my creation
The next poetry sensation.
Or at least allow my imagination to believe it.
Just spit it out
"I want to be among the best."

A Conversation Between Life and Death

This poem came from a writing prompt one of my poet facebook friends had from a series called Writer's Block. As always, a work in progress.... So here's number 21.

A Conversation Between Life and Death

You get to have all the fun.

I believe you are mistaken.

How could I be, when you are surrounded by energy, joy and laughter?

You are the birth of all things that have graced this Earth with greatness.

It’s not all that great, when sometimes it’s too late to change the fate, and situations become irate.

I hold the weight of sorrow and tears on my shoulders.

These boulders of misery and mayhem.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

Even with my attractive façade I deal with odd circumstances.

You have the advances for peace and ability to be free.

Who me?

Most people fear me.

I’m the last on their list-

-But midst all of the nonsense, I often go to waste.

You know, I’ve always been jealous of you, maybe even crazed,

But come on let’s go, and make the best of our day.