Poem: Stuck

Stuck
Unable to move
Can't escape
No way out

Pull me
Out of this hole
Out of this hell

Push me
Help me take that first step
Make that first move

Lift me up

Help me accept my fears

And embrace them

Be my lifeline

When I can't be my own

When I'm stuck

In my own cocoon

Written January 31, 2022

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Poem: White Daisies

Your white daisies in the vase
Are slowly shedding their petals

One by one they fall
One for every piece of you
That is slowly fading
As your days are coming to an end

Soon all that will be left are the stems
And the individual memories of you
That will forever bloom in my heart

Whenever I think of you
I will always envision a beautiful field
Filled with endless rows of white daisies
That stand tall beneath the warmth of the sun

And I will be surrounded by the love

By the comfort of your presence

That will always linger

Until the day that we meet again

Written November 27, 2021

Ⓒ 2021 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Time to Say Good-Bye

It's time to say good-bye
To the last one left standing

To the one now in eternal slumber
To a generation that has lived through it all

Gone but never forgotten
Whose legacy will live on

In the generations of the present

And the future ones to come

Written November 20, 2021

© 2021 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Limerick: A Guy Named Barry

I ran into a guy named Barry
Whose outfit looked rather scary
Lots of blood everywhere
So I fled far from there
From a monster that was way too hairy

Written October 19, 2021

© 2021 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Remembering Our Time in the Woods

The flames of the fire pit
Soar higher and higher
As the winds increase
I am standing frozen in place
Lost in the orange glow
Remembering our time in the woods
When it was a bit of a chilly day
And I yearned for some warmth
Having you there, embracing me,
And offering me your jacket
Gave me all the warmth I needed
To make it through the winding trail
To the comfort of your cozy car
And into your loving arms

Written September 6, 2021

© 2021 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Nameless

Buried underground you are nameless
No way of knowing where you are from a distance
Only standing beside you
Can I see exactly where you are
But how do I know the exact spot of your existence
When yours is like many others surrounding you
When will you finally get the headstone you deserve
So I can visit you without searching for you
Among a colony of those that have taken up residence down below
And panicking when you are nowhere to be found

Written August 30, 2021  

© 2021 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Is Your Love Pretend?

The rain and thunder beating down
And I am lost in thoughts that drown

As you stare at me with hungry eyes
I wonder if they are filled with lies

The love you have is it pretend
And when you reach out with your hand

Is it to help me or to stop
To block my path, to make me drop

I love the hunger in your eyes
But if it’s only filled with lies

Then you are in for quite a loss
Because you see I am the boss

And I forbid the tales you spin
They may entice but you won’t win

I will not be part of this sham
I’m telling you, you better scram

Once your attentions are exposed
To you my heart and soul are closed

I’ll leave you there alone to rot
And that’s the ending to your plot

Written July 5, 2021

Original Version

You look at me with hungry eyes
But those eyes are filled with lies
The love you have is all pretend
And when you reach out with your hand
It’s not to help me but to stop
To block my path, to make me drop
It’s you with hunger in your eyes
So let me satisfy those lies
I will pretend that you’re the boss
But then you’ll be in for a loss
Because my eyes will close shut 

Leaving you there alone to rot

Written June 26, 2021

© 2021 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.