Writings & Poetry
Poetry, creative writing, and stories from Annie’s collection.
12 entries
A Smile
A smile they said was all I’d need To get me through this life A smile is all they want to see Not frowns, or tears, or strife. I learned my lesson very…
Daddy, Please Love Me
Daddy, please love me It’s dark, and I’m so scared; There’s something in my closet, Please show me that you care. Come chase away the monsters, They won’t…
Down A Long Dark Road
Down the road I'm walking A dark and lonely road It seems as though it has no end And no one to help me with my load. The dark clouds are hovering over I…
Fantasy
Fantasy You came wrapped neatly with a bow Fantasy Protecting from truths too painful to know Fantasy My long time friend, I know Fantasy Now you’ve…
How Could I Know
How could I know I was special Worthy of someone’s love How could I know I had value Even to God above How could I see any good Deep inside of me How…
In the Middle of the Night (Poem)
In the Middle of the Night It’s in the middle of the night When the fears come and the tears flow And I wonder what will become of us What will we do…
Jehovah ElRoi
Jehovah, El Roi I am the God who sees The beginning and the end And all the in-between Jehovah, El Roi I see just where you are There’s nowhere you can…
Memories
Memories— Like opening a closet door Then trying to clean it out I don’t know what to do with them I have to look at each one, decide to keep it or not to…
My Wall
My wall— my fortress my friend Erected hurt by hurt memory by memory Enclosing me within. My wall— now my prison my mausoleum Keeping me from intimacy…
Saucy's Plea
Why can’t you love me, Why does no one care? My heart cries out for tender love But there’s none anywhere. Is it because I’m not pretty like Carol Or…
The Master's Rose
The Master had a garden Filled with flowers everywhere Each day he'd water, feed and prune He'd tend each rose with care. And as he'd walk by each flower…
To My Dad
Not ever knowing where you were Alone, thinking you were so hurt A life spent wishing I’d been better to you So you could love me—and want me, too. It was…