Monica Renata

Closed I keep it around my neck Never to reveal what’s inside For if I reveal what’s in that locket […]

I dug you two deep rivers With the strength of my two hands Tore through the earth with my fingers […]

Isn’t it funny How the tables turn Once you were feasting Now your hunger pains roar Isn’t it funny How […]

Have you ever been afraid to be happy? So afraid to crack open a smile Because the times when you […]

I’m fighting a never-ending battle The battle to be by your side Yet the one that I am competing with […]

Cold Blistering Silence   As paint dries on the wall Air stale as week old bread My mind is in […]

I wish you didn’t call me beautiful Because that is not what I want you to see I want you […]

Take me to a place of peace The place I’ve always known The place where grass is always green And […]

You drain me Of the lifeforce that God has given me The essence that makes me smile The embodiment of […]

On Wednesdays I get question As if I have to pass a test I used to get so nervous But […]

You are thirsty But you will not drink You fear what’s in your cup Dying of dehydration But afraid to […]

My time is very precious This I won’t deny I give my time to you But you think that is […]

Why won’t you let the sun shine on me As it has shined on me so many times before? Why […]

Holes in my Sunday dress Sandals on my feet Hair a tangled, matted mess No one wants to see me […]

Ashes on the Dove’s two wings What as pure white it is now taint No longer pure as it was […]

Dig my hole as you did So many times before Place the shovel on the tainted earth And keep digging […]

I saw you sitting calmly Even though the world was on your back Sorrows have formed deep burrows under your […]

He resides within my bed At my loneliest hours He consumes my head Day after Day He fills my heart […]

My wait doesn’t last forever Neither does the morning dew For in the heat of the moment I may disappear […]

I hate how much I like you I hate how it makes me feel All soft and mushy inside And […]

There are many things That I am capable But to hold your hand is a crime When you are able […]

Can you feel me? Beyond what your eyes can see Beyond the warmth you feel when you touch my flesh […]

I’d love to really love you The way that lovers do Kiss the pink of your lips While my hands […]

Rolling down the sandy beaches I am but a grain of sand I look like the very others As I […]

Your heart is in a closet A closet that I can’t see But I know that it is locked away […]

I miss you In many ways The words you said I remember I miss you Even your old, old ways […]

Turn off everything Turn off the lights And turn on that desire That I see in your eyes Take me […]

I turned the page this morning While you were standing there I felt the chills radiate from your spine I […]

I find it somewhat funny Somewhat a little complex That you can’t answer the questions The questions that I ask […]