Peculiar Sing-song Whispers

~ Nicole Lyons

My world has come
crashing down again,
but from the foot
of my bed and far
beyond the gates
of my garden
I hear you, calling
to me, in peculiar
sing-song whispers
that keep me awake
and believing we could
walk away from this
disaster every time
we kiss, or carve
our names into the bark
and every knotted branch
we could have swung from.

© Nicole Lyons 2018

Published by Nicole Lyons

Nicole Lyons is a force of nature disguised as a writer, a social activist, a voice for the downtrodden, and a powerful poet with a delicate touch. She is an award-winning poet and bestselling published author.

3 thoughts on “Peculiar Sing-song Whispers”

  3. Sometimes, it’s, very easy, for us to feel drawn to someone who’s not right for us, especially when we hadn’t quite, figured ourselves out yet, we rushed into love, and, end up, getting injured badly…

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