Empty Dreams

By Tracilyn George

Poetry has a way of touching people's souls. It can bring about a range of emotion people rarely face. Poems can reach one's heart and free it to fully heal. Read these lines to enlighten your mind.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Clydesdale Books
• Release date: Oct 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215939369

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HURRICANE

Cold freezing rain

Splashes against the window.

Harsh winds crash the defenseless glass.

Friendless black clouds

Take control of the dark sky.

Stripped trees swing

Their naked branches furiously.

Leaves, brown and withered,

Swirl evilly on the ground.

Birds huddle together, frightened and cold.

Squirrels scurry to find shelter

Against the storm.

Almost instantly, it intensifies,

Throwing branches at everything.

Angry and fierce,

Its wrath upon all

For no reason apparent.

Its purpose unknown,

Destruction its only defense,

Leaving many dead

Injured

And stranded,

With nowhere to go

And nowhere to turn.

SHADOWS

Lurking in every

Nook and cranny,

They’ll sneak up

On you so quietly.

In their blackened wake

Hides evil and destruction.

In their darkness,

The deepest secrets are cloaked

Waiting to prey

On some unsuspecting victim

As they crawl along

Hanging on your every move

Ready to strike

With unrelenting force;

No conscious to

Give them second thoughts.

All they see

Is their life

Being threatened by

The existence of light.

ASSAULT

The girl stared coldly

Into the forever whiteness.

Her room had an almost

Unbearable frigidness

As shreds of torn sheets

And ragged clothing

Litter her cramped floor space.

Her eyes were swollen

Red and purple.

Her face bruised so badly

That her simple beauty

Was hidden behind the blackness.

Her features were indistinguishable

Under this dark camouflage.

The wind whistled wildly

Through the ice covered window

Freezing her tiny body.

She shivered

Weakly pulling her shawl

Over her frail shoulders.

She sidestepped past the mess

Silently down the staircase

Slipping through the front door

Escaping to freedom

From her barbaric stepfather.

MIND GAMES

Freezing rain pours

Frozen sheets