by Alan Zoltie | Mar 31, 2026 | Poems, Uncategorized
Just a convenience, or so I was told Treating with respect, a true love A heavy heart laid bare by this falsehood Depression and subsequent medication added as an insult But still just a convenience, in her eyes Sitting silent, taking in this harshness Unable to...
by Alan Zoltie | Mar 31, 2026 | Poems, Uncategorized
I sit there alone, day after day, night after night How could I have done this to another human being How could I have ruined a friendship How, just how did my love disappear into darkness Knowing the only truth, the real truth It was my fault, and no one else’s Lying...
by Alan Zoltie | Mar 31, 2026 | Poems, Uncategorized
Too many inside perhaps you’re aware Each time I go down there I ponder and stare Thinking for a moment before my fears overcome Too easy for me and perhaps too hard for some Bouncing around on a mattress of fun Wondering how many before me had come Into that are we...
by Alan Zoltie | Mar 31, 2026 | Poems, Uncategorized
The pills made her see clearly, so she said A break from depression Pathway to sanity, or perhaps a gateway to insanity An admission of an inability to cope Sad really, but seemingly necessary Her way out of the mess she’d created Unable to live with decisions she...
by Alan Zoltie | Mar 31, 2026 | Poems
I offered King sized no less Turned down, not like her sheets Dismissed Her size was perfect Adamant DNA, I was not the first Impossible to accept Sleeping uncomfortably An issue Never understanding DNA, too many I figured at least 5 Maybe more Each time, the thought...
