I Wish I Was A Rampaging Queen: May 2015

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Braided Reminder

On my arm

A braided reminder

Of who I am

And who

I continue

To wish to be

Saturday, May 23, 2015

An Afternoon of Champagne and Delights

Beneath a vine covered pergola

Laughter and tinkling

Can be heard

Bubbles effervesce

While the sun made

Its post-meridian

Journey west

The golden glow

It left behind

Bathed the landscape

In empyreal light

A most delectable

Ambiance

For an afternoon

Of champagne

And delights

Friday, May 22, 2015

At The Seams

Just finished

A dress

I had to mend

It was coming apart

At the seams

I'm not

A great seamstress

If only

In my dreams

I wish

It was as easy

To stitch

The fissures

In my soul

These little tears

Day by day

Are slowly

Taking its toll

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

A Memory

Me and my daughter, Angelique, Halloween 2013 in our Flashdance costumes

Around the mid 80's I was in my teens. I loved the movie 'Flashdance'. Do you remember it? The one starring the gorgeous Jennifer Beals? I loved to dance to the track Maniac by Michael Sembello. I would play it over and over again. One day, while I was in the middle of my solo Flashdance dance off, my tiny, sweet, mild-mannered grandmother burst suddenly into the room yelling "Do you want to be a maniac! Stop listening to that song!" I was stunned speechless as she stomped off, her short wavy salt and pepper hair bouncing in agitation while steam blew out of her ears. And then, I giggled hysterically because she just looked so darned cute. Dang, I miss her.

Slightly Fragmented

I crave solitude

My idiosyncrasy

I withdraw

For days

Never meeting

A soul

In my hermetic

Existence

Alone

I stitch together

The minim fractures

Created by

Life's heavy hand

Slowly refurbishing

Drowning

In sweet oils

And soothing tunes

To rise once again

Revitalized but

Slightly fragmented

Almost new

Sunday, May 17, 2015

I Said Goodbye

To my love

I said goodbye

Silent tears

Are left to dry

Through sullen lips

Pass doleful sighs

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Vanity

A major player

In the game

Of this life called "Me"

It's the fame

You see

The applause

From the fandom of three

Me, myself and I

Selfie me this

And selfie me that

A selfie of me

In my brand new hat

Quite proud

It made it somehow

While I pat my back

And take a bow

(One out of fifty)

Not bad I say

Only had to delete

Forty-nine today

Oh ego

Where did "We" go?

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

A Table For Two

We were here

In this place

Of make believe

Not so long ago

Candlelight dinners

A table for two

With sand at our feet

Our eyes only

For me and you

Reality

A lifetime away

Star filled nights

Full of wants

And unsaid words

Silently wishing

You could stay

I Wish I Was A Rampaging Queen

Camelot