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I FUMBLED WITH MY SMILE

June 5, 2022June 4, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

You’re supposed to be brave

You’re not supposed to cry

but I fumbled with my smile each time

I was forced to mumble, Hi! Continue reading →

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SCAR STORIES – THE MARKS OF LIFE

June 4, 2022June 3, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet ~ 2 Comments

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

I SAW YOUR SCARS

BECAUSE I SEE YOU

BECAUSE I CANNOT

LOOK AWAY FROM YOU

 

YOUR HEART

AND YOUR SOUL

THEY THRILL ME

AS DOES EVERY

INCH OF YOUR SKIN Continue reading →

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SHE HOPES FOR MORE

June 3, 2022June 2, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

—-MEMORIES OF THE PAST—-

By Charles Robert Lindholm

she’s so loving
and yet unloved
so caring
though she’s neglected
she’s giving
but never given to
a beautiful lady
who lives life unadmired Continue reading →

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HAIKU: MY HEART IS A TREE

June 2, 2022May 31, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

My heart is a tree Continue reading →

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THE CHOICE REMAINS

June 1, 2022May 31, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

choices, choices everywhere
but not the will to think
wanting to just wait and see
and hide behind a drink  Continue reading →

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I’M JEALOUS OF THE WORDS I WRITE

June 1, 2022May 31, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I’m jealous of the words I write

knowing  they’ll be touching you

deep in your heart, while we’re apart

and I’m alone in the night without you Continue reading →

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FLUENT IN YOUR SILENCE

May 29, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet ~ 1 Comment

By Charles Robert Lindholm

As I lie here in the darkness

and you utter not a word Continue reading →

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BACK CATALOGGING – THE WORKS OF ALISA HUTTON FROM DUSTEDWORDS.COM

May 29, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

HER EYES - ALISA HUTTON - INSPIRATOR

It is again a great honor and privilege for me to have an extremely talented writer grant me permission to read through her back catalog and then present a report on her to you.  And thanks to Mr. S. at Sailorpoet for getting me hooked on Back Catalogging! Continue reading →

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THE ONE WHO ALWAYS LOVES ME – REPRISE

May 27, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

THE ONE WHO ALWAYS LOVES ME

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Unworthy

of the gift

of forgiveness

am I

 

But still

the gift

is offered Continue reading →

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WE’LL BE KINDRED SPIRITS – REPRISE

May 27, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

My soul it is an eagle
come join me on the flight
across the clear blue skies
to the Edges of the Night Continue reading →

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