Poetry...

I've forgotten how much I adore poetry. Writing, sadly, has become a luxury I don't enjoy as often as I once did. However, that being said, there's no rule stating I can't share poetry already written! :) From back in '04, prior to some very nasty happenings in my life:


Rote
by ~pencillicious (my online pen name)

Empty heart
Fraught with pain
Give and give
Then fail again

Reaching out
Tow the line
Give your all
One more time

Standing firm
Hold your ground
Resist Temptation’s
Enticing sound

Optimism’s
Guiding light
Fades to naught
Out of sight

Foolish mortal
Blind with hope
Trapped and bound
In a pattern rote.