promise by Toni L.A. Clegg

dreams so fragile

mere molecules of dust

floating amid infinite doubt

hope so brittle

spun like blown glass

shimmering vulnerably

promise so surreal

sprouting from ashy soil

watered with many tears

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Between by Toni L.A. Clegg

Broken

Scattered life bits

Laying

Ungathered

Between dream and reality

Why

Three little letters

Sitting

Unspoken

Between me and heaven

Faith

Trusting through pain

Waiting

Unanswered

Between now and then

Haunted by Toni L.A. Cross

The darkness comes
with teeth and knives
I’m hounded by a dream
Chasing, swirling, whirling night
Deeper, harder, plunging faster
Torn by rabid black
Frantic now
the walls are slick
No doors or windows here
Can’t breathe
Can’t speak
Or whisper here
No sound escapes
This place

Awakened.. by Toni Cross

The child in me awakes

My trust blooms once again

Tentatively

I reach out my toes

And dip them in the water

Age… by Toni L.A. Cross

Age is a sly old stranger

who comes at the close of the day

Age is a regular charmer

who begs to come and stay

Age is like the furniture

you know him like your stairs

Age is a sly old stranger

he’ll catch you unawares