Pen And Paper Stories

  • My Light

    My candle’s light knows no end It is a perfect circle From beginning to end. I have no power to fix another Or a wrong After events begin… But I have the power To bring more light And share mine with you- Together our lights Will help the darkness Until… Listen ⇢

  • A Moment’s Peace

    A moment That is all Nothing big Something small. No tomorrow Or yesterday in view Just a moment Between me and you. But it didn’t end Nothing stopped And now this moment Is all we’ve got. Now everything wrong Needs stopped by everything right- As we seek peace From the… Listen ⇢

  • Fading Sanity

    A faded memory now As she lives in my dreams But she is still alive and well And even had a night saving me. An angelic form she has Where the promising spirit lives Filled with hope and love More life to me she had to give. Alone in the… Listen ⇢

  • Relationship Cycle

    No moments to explain Though all need interpretation Minutes are not wasted- But growing is frustration. Excitement beyond measure- With your heart and mine… Wanting to last forever- If only to stop time. Life moves forward… Pressures weight liking thin… And suddenly the lesson discovered- The differences between women and… Listen ⇢

  • Backwards

    I walked up the halls And through the stairs Turned on the dark And off the cares. Spoiled the beginning And missed the end. Cheered the loss Booed the win. Walked on water And swam the grass Sharpened wood Dulled the glass. I looked down for up And up for… Listen ⇢

  • Pandora

    Come to life Pandora As I’ve come to set you free… Erase all the mystery- Open for us to see. All giving in Greek mythology As only a woman could bare… Whether in a jar or box- Ills will greet your stare. Forbidden fruit or a can of worms- Are… Listen ⇢

  • It Never Solved Anything

    I pour the drink And wait to get drunk… Patience in waiting… After a day that stunk. No rhyme to madness… No wrong to write… Just a bitch and a moan- With my swallows tonight. Listen ⇢

  • Storms’s End

      The storm passed with remnants of wonder. Nothing to fear- Lots to ponder. Beyond this sky Is a worse fate… May they all go inside To safely wait. The wonder of mother- The unknowing of nature- To warn us all And challenge the maker. No sense of justice Or making… Listen ⇢

  • Forced Change

      Change my make up Color my hair Make it short I don’t care. Break the rules Change my friends No matter what I’ll find my end. No logic or emotion Just do what I want No thought for anyone Just more to taunt. No explanation or virtue Careless with… Listen ⇢

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