tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96469162009-06-29T14:07:25.259-04:00Berlie's BlogA place for my poetry and ramblings.Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-35731197608957883552007-04-27T16:32:00.000-04:002007-04-27T16:34:09.536-04:00Baby RobinFound this little guy sitting on my radishes this afternoon. Looks like him and his brother decided today was a good day to jump out of their nest which is in the hollly next to my garden. Mom has both of them stashed in among my veggies and is feeding them squirmy things and chasing off anything that gets near such as the neighbors cat.Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-43137337889320088662006-12-08T12:58:00.000-05:002006-12-08T13:00:26.614-05:00To DoEvery night before I sleepI write a to-do list for me to keepWork, Eat, Play.I plan out my every dayMark them off one by oneSo I know just what I've doneOne. Two. Three. Four.Do no less, do no more.Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten.All done, start again...Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-13499674154387103502006-11-25T13:00:00.000-05:002006-11-25T13:05:19.124-05:00stainedstainedby a dark pastthese marksmeant to lastscrub thembloody and rawthey always healwith a scarhide themno one can seethis shamefulpart of meforgive the pastlet it beaccept yourselfyou're loved by meit's too latethe stain too deepI cut it outand now... I'm freeBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-81089378577598230922006-11-16T18:31:00.000-05:002006-11-16T18:43:29.095-05:00The 15 Year Old PantsI have been working on losing weight and getting back in shape for the last 10 months now. Nothing drastic, just watching what I eat and starting to do some exercise like jogging and strength training.I have lost about 25 pounds now and I feel a lot better physically.For the last 15 years or so I have had a pair of pants that I use to wear sitting on the back shelf of a closet because I couldn't Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1162500459011288382006-11-02T15:47:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:46:12.709-05:00In My Nightmaresin my nightmares I accuse youstanding tall with fire in my eyesI attack you with my wordsexposing your secretsto your family and friends child molester! pervert! how could you! you were my father!I assault you with my screamsuntil I start to shakeand lose my resolvedefeated, I fall to my kneeschocking on sobsto then watch in horroras family and friendsturn their backs on medenyingBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1162500417222562392006-11-02T15:46:00.000-05:002006-11-09T17:14:36.814-05:00Today I Wrote Poetrytoday i wrote poetryit wasn't written downthere were no words to speakit will win no awardsthat wasn't meant to beit contained no rhymesnor meters or linessyllables were not accounted fori don't do that anymoretoday i wrote poetryby simply being aliveevery gesture, every smilea bit of muse set free...thats poetry enough for meBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1160686327536642862006-10-12T16:51:00.000-04:002006-11-09T11:47:56.412-05:00The Lossshe awakens from a nightmareof pain, of suffering, of lossrolling over she reaches for himbefore she remembers, againthat he no longer sleeps beside herblurry eyed, she stumblesinto the bathroomlooking for the pills they say,will help her forgetshe finds instead his shaving creamand the cologne their son got himfor Father's Dayshe finds her son in the living roomasleep on the couch, the TV Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1160686192090058332006-10-12T16:49:00.000-04:002006-11-09T11:48:12.070-05:00The Road I Traveledlooking backon the road I traveledlots of dead endsand crooked streetsbridges burnedas I crossed themroads closeddue to stormsdetours may haveled me astraybut I made it anywayhere I am, finally...home Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1160685994447839852006-10-12T16:45:00.000-04:002006-11-09T11:49:06.221-05:00Daily TherapyFeet pound the pavementAs the sweat drips down my backI am young again Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872534146515372005-12-21T14:41:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:49:21.442-05:00I Walked AwayYou held me closeI gasped for air placed me on a pedestaland left me there You nurtured mewe grew apart gave me your soulI broke your heart You said you loved meten times a day begged me...don't goI walked away Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872501963291832005-12-20T14:41:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:50:23.345-05:00Shhh...beep..beep..beep... his alarm clockdisturbs my sleepturning over, grumblingtangling the sheetsshhhh.. he whispersfingers gently brushingagainst my cheekits ok.. go back to sleep Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872468697251562005-12-20T14:40:00.001-05:002006-11-09T11:50:51.273-05:00Waiting Out The StormFLASHone mississippi... two mi...CRACKhiding in the denwrapped in a blanketlike a little kidwaiting for the treesto come crashing downFLASHone mississippi...Berliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872437270373532005-12-20T14:40:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:51:03.015-05:00Food Chainspoiled birdsscattering their seedfat chipmunkBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872408201256682005-11-27T14:39:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:51:15.982-05:00Just Another Daya gentle kisswakes me brieflya mumbled goodbyebefore I drift off againdreams flickerin and out.. lazilyuntil the morning sunforces me from my cocoonthe chill of early fallgreets me with a grinas I toss on my sweatsyawning, I stumble into my officeflick on the computerthen stare blankly at the screenslowly the words start to make senseand I lose myself in the daily grinda grumbling stomach remindsBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872371054190292005-11-27T14:38:00.001-05:002006-11-09T11:50:11.520-05:00doomeddoomed from journeys starta caterpillar creeps upthe garden's bird bathBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872332410438302005-11-27T14:38:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:51:32.555-05:00discardedbehind the dumpsterthree legged dog, skin and bonesbest friend, discardedBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872301581432402005-11-27T14:37:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:51:46.991-05:00Slip Awaythe pains to deepwithdrawmy scars bleed newwithdrawshe haunts my sleepwithdrawit was just my duewithdrawI need a little timeto take off this maskof better daysand let it allslip awaywithdraw *for a friendBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872247617957122005-11-27T14:36:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:52:01.958-05:00the nightmare remembereddreaming...faded memoriesof someone loveda face I cannot placethe feeling of something lostgone... somewhereI can't rememberdid you leave me?forever?desperationmakes me struggleI choke on a screamit comes out a whimperan arm around mea gentle kissI wakeyour faceI remember...you're still hereI found you...foreverBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872200437709362005-11-22T14:36:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:52:19.051-05:00The Road I Traveledlooking backon the road I traveledlots of dead endsand crooked streetsbridges burnedas I crossed themroads closeddue to stormsdetours may haveled me astraybut I made it anywayhere I am, finally...homeBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872164437986412005-09-29T14:35:00.000-04:002006-11-09T11:52:38.396-05:00my minefieldI built my wallswith special carebeyond the bricks and mortar,over the grief filled moat,is a minefieldsprinkled with packetsof despairyou see I left them thereso if I breached my fortressand dared to venture forthI would stumble on my pathand know no hopeso here I amin the openlost & brokenwith no way homeBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646916.post-1137872059316572092005-06-24T14:32:00.000-04:002006-11-09T11:52:53.506-05:00Lost (a series)lostamong the shadowsdreams fadeaway~lostbetween the momentsmy clockticks~lostwith the grassbetween my toesyouth~lostas lifeticks bydreams~hiddenbetween the linesmeaninglost~lostamong the manya tearfalls~lostamid the ruffled sheetsand the tear stained pillowinnocenceBerliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742720744000441599noreply@blogger.com0