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@followcb
Home Alone
I dream in words
verses unheard, unfurled
a dance that's unrehearsed
bodies immersed
isn't romantic, isn't it
ethereal, transcendent
lines crossed in my mind
time . . . . they say . . . . it flies
but if I . . . . donned a pair of wings
how I'd soar, be a singer who sings
I'd sing for all the glorious things
this life . . . . this life brings
like your love, it rings
it's my favorite bell
know it so well
like a poem
us home
alone
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ June 1, 2026
Colorblind
must hurt to hate
to believe that life
simply exists . . .
through your eyes
if you don't believe
close your eyes . . .
bet what you see
is a dream to be . . .
hope for you and me
a much better world
now for everybody
we are colorblind . . .
leading with our eyes
when what's real . . .
casts labels aside
prejudice and lies
hide behind disguise
boundaries and lines
manufactured hate
happens all the time
gotta change the way
words we use to say
we can fight fate . . .
before it's too late
know love's the game
only one to play . . .
accept one another
we need that today
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ June 1, 2026
(That's) What Matters
well, may we be
well while we are
well, in good stead
alive and breathing
leaning into life . . . .
searching for our purpose
allowing passion to guide
lead us into curiosity
teach us how to follow
our inner muse . . . .
understand we are . . . .
the fire burning . . . .
flickering flame yearning
and as long as we
have light, we have life
we are alive and thriving
all is well because
we are well today
and that's what matters
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 30, 2026
Rhythm of Waterfalls
the river carves
forges gorges
crowns mountains
from deep valleys
what points
toward heaven
pierces fiercest blues
stunning hues
peaks honed from stone
resistance of persistence
poetic alchemy of time
arc of the continuum
evolution sublime
rhythm of waterfalls
elemental as rhyme
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 25, 2024
Outta Control (Spinning)
wish I could forgive
myself the way I
forgave you
no guilt trips
no feigned outrage
no lingering negativity
except when it comes
to being kind
toward myself
judgements prevail
acceptance is tough
difficult to navigate
mental hurdles
derail emotions
can hardly breathe
cannot even sleep
stress and tension
flood my nervous system
panic attacks overwhelm
blood pressure surges
my heart races
this repeat cycle
plays and replays
a broken record, I'm
spinning outta control
no wishes in sight tonight
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 30, 2026
The Beautiful Things
contemplations, revelations
garden greenery fascinations
what's growing is glowing
gleaming amid the gloaming
sanguine hours amid flowers
pacificity of mother nature
beaming lunar illuminations
poetry of flickering fireflies
buzzing, dazzling, sparkling
dancing between stanzas
reflections . . . ruminations
processing keen observations
sowing seeds, petals of wisdom
planting future-sacred magic
where the beautiful things live
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 28, 2026
The Fire Inside
deep harbor depression
anchors my heart here
when all is still and calm
like a balm, you are near
shimmering warm & bright
present in the atmosphere
a dynamic, dancing kite
amid the brilliance of twilight
I'm miles away from lonely
yet steps from loneliness
any moment I might drown
find myself at the bottom
slipping into the dark abyss
reaching for the surface
against the undertow
lowest of low emotions
holding the hope of oceans
where you and I colllide
coalesce like time and tides
ceaselessly, endlessly
eternally, the fire inside
you are why I am alive . . .
you have given me life
. . . and it is everything
all that i carry a torch for
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 28, 2026
Twin Moons /
Forces of Gravity
twin moons, twin shadows
the light in . . .
each other's darkness
full moon, new moon
lunar illuminations
amid blackness just past midnight
empowering, enchanted
surreptitiscious sensual silhouettes
spirits of loved ones
surrounding . . .
starlight punctures
tonight's atmosphere
red moon, blue moon
pastel pillars of diaphanous light
twin hearts, twin spirits
love circles, love orbits
forces of gravity . . .
cannot be denied
©️ @followcb ☆ March 10, 2022
Love seeing this poem come back around four+ years later . . . ❤️ 😍 💖!
Thank you - @soulreverie 😃
The Greatest Daze
spring summer transfixed
spending time outside
planning on getting my fix
underneath streaming skies
I'll plant my feet in soft grass
going to slowdown and relax
dig my toes into beach sand
slip my hand into my lover's
living for late night sunsets
chilling out on the back deck
breathing in present moments
soaking in those golden rays
savoring the seasonal haze
from may through september
everything that I'll remember
evenings in the flower garden
will leave my spirit in bloom
can feel my mood blossoming
aren't these the greatest daze
🌸 🌼 🌸 🌼 🌸
©️ @followcb 🌹 May 26, 2026
The Song Remains the Same
silence screams
until the stillness is deafening
absence of sound
a reminder of your voice
no longer surrounding
now I'm drowning . . .
no water within sight
memories pool in the night
leave me in desperation
treading in the deepend
can't breathe, no oxygen
taking on whitewater . . .
theatrics of passing rapids
emotional melodrama again
this quietness is killing me
tension on the surface
cuts psychological scars
inner turmoil that stirs . . .
anxiety . . . grief . . . depression
left speechless . . . suffocating
trauma leaves me screaming
and I know no one's listening
because I haven't said a word
have not told anybody
so I suffer in silence . . .
in a room full of violins
you're no longer playing so
the song remains the same
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 24, 2026
Behind Your Eyes
midnight poetry provokes
pokes celestial holes
into stark, black darkness
starlight forms a dark orchestra
plays a visionary overture
dancing, dizzying stanzas
a dazzling . . . melodic metaphor
choruses of constellations
new moon interpretations
enchantment transcendent
words hurled, verbs unheard
what's been broken, now spoken
no more violence in silence
scream like in the dream, scream
do not be taken . . . forsaken
with a pen in hand like . . .
like a butcher with a knife
write tonight like it's your life
cut and carve, whittle with brilliance
fight the battles that rage, inside
tell the world your untold story
take them . . . behind your eyes
share your poem, do not hide
take em to the safety in your skies
a universe that cannot be denied
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 23, 2026
Mother (Infinite Blue)
mother . . . I'm progressing
finally moving forward
rediscovering my belief
in happiness amid grief
and yes, I'm still mourning
triggers have me crying
I never would have figured
I'd find my fire again . . .
mother . . . I'm better now
just recently somehow
I've turned a promising corner
kinda without warning
once again I can see the light
reaching through the darkness
I'm rising alongside sunrise
hopeful for fulfilling days
mother . . . you'd be proud
I've this newfound strength about
feel your life (alive) in myself
rebirth of that fire spark inside
deep in the darkest spaces
deepest emotional places
something fundamental resides
where you occupy my mind
mother . . .you are me . . .
mother . . . I am you
mother . . . the love that we
(do) mother . . . infinite blue
©️ @followcb ☆ May 21, 2026
Dark Aesthetic
shadows of romance . . .
contrast and contradiction
moonbeam introspections
. . . melancholic beauty . . .
mystical and magnetic . . .
illuminate the dark aesthetic
unseen emotions prophetic
deep spiritual intelligence . . .
intimate transient landscapes
in stark darkness we dance . . .
no victims of circumstance . . .
time and the universe intended
destiny of a storybook ending
city nights under streetlights
nocturnal contemplations
passion's temptations
love's ruminations
fade to daylight
dissipate . . .
in the sun
until we
are one
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 22, 2026
Mercurial Infinite
style flow style break style
smooth verbs smooth words
we cross subliminal lines
no dichotomy in poetry
no forest without trees
hillsides and steep stanzas
the alchemy of chemistry
dynamic as you and me
artist-outsiders on the fringe
wondering where life begins
beneath consciousness
pondering spiritual things
the future past tomorrow
yesterday in the rear view
mercurial infinite cobalt blue
canvases of personal perception
human interconnectedness
emotional wisdom emotional intimacy
feelings exchanged feelings mutual
understood in brutal silence
held in musical vibrations
universal rhythms of movement
eternal melodies of foreverness
sublime as timelessness and tides
the wow of the power of now
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 16, 2026
What Say You
judgements no judgements
simply keen observations
all day watching behavior
a witness without opinions
omniscient by position
wisdom requires listening
no comment no comments
no reason for any defense
no justification for pretense
zero points to be scored
let them fall on their sword
life tends to force us forward
convictions no convictions
every choice has consequences
regardless what say you, say me
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 14, 2026
Mark These Words Well
mark my words with an X
you. heard. me.
mark my words with a hex
go ahead...
cast. your. curse.
with bewitching rituals
wish me bad luck or something worse
see... I've been through hell
and withstood the heat
so. throw. your. spell.
...wish me defeat
mark these words well
...lest. I. repeat.
Copyright @followcb | November 23, 2019
The Storm
(Darkness of my Fears)
what moves, moves inside
feelings that cannot be denied
emotional . . . I am reeling
finding a higher road, yet dealing
trying to keep myself from
triggers that trigger me
situations that overwhelm
instantly without warning
life reminds me . . . I'm mourning
spending the cost of a loss
lost . . . missing my mother
who loved me like no other
and though she's moved on
passed . . . but she's not gone
like the sun over the horizon
tomorrow morning she will
kiss my face with golden grace
wipe away these endless tears
erase the darkness of my fears
soon as the storm clears
I will be alright . . . internally
with her love beside, eternally
☆☆☆☆☆
©️ @followcb ☆ May 12, 2026
