Tag Archives: Broken

To Truly Belong

Second poem mostly absorbed from watching the new Mowgali Jungle Book movie on Netflix: To Truly Belong by Michael Romani The fruit there hangs low And don’t you know Life can make a monkey out of you In all of … Continue reading →

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At the Margins

Life at the margins… At The Margins by Michael Romani Fear and death tremble at the margins And here I am always shopping for bargains In the end will I have wished I’d done more To bring more love and … Continue reading →

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Knowing God’s Good Favor

Based in part on Isaiah 6:5: Knowing God’s Good Favor by Michael Romani We lay down our burdens, coming as we are Keeping our focus on Heaven as our North Star Keeping in the truth of words we’ve spoken He … Continue reading →

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Even the Gods Die Alone

Sort of a part two.  Life is what it is, right? https://flic.kr/p/29k3jFH Even the Gods Die Alone by Michael Romani Even the gods die alone She said with a heart of stone And still I’ll miss her With memories of … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt – Opera

If you listen very closely as you take a walk Taking those moments to listen to the park You will find there is an opera in the wild I have known this since a free and ranging child Live these … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Broken

Yesterday’s word prompt (I fell asleep again before finishing my postings for yesterday..my apologies.  I have been so tired lately.) Looking back on a life’s worth of memories A simple man like me has so few mysteries But, a lot … Continue reading →

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Crumbled Down

Crumbled Down by Michael Romani Crumbled down by my years Broken down in my tears No longer lost up in my fears Now, I live reflected in Godly mirrors I’ve been taught my lessons No longer am I hesitating Find … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Shock

The tragic ballerina was a little too raw Fallen from grace with shock and awe Hung out to dry by the puppet master Who made her dance faster and faster Dance, little sister, dance all night long There on your … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Tenterhooks

Watching the worries of the world pass me by Lifting up our voices in a passion of hue and cry I see the tenterhooks of angst triangulate our world As my young children lay asleep slightly curled Powerless to really … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Underdog

Looking down on the tattered and broken city The life that I see is more of the dirt and gritty Played out like a old song from so very long ago And underdogs like me live lives smaller than our … Continue reading →

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