Rob A selection of my attempts over previous years at using the haiku format of poetry. I’ve often found this therapeutic in terms of allowing me to release negative thoughts from my mind by writing them down, rather than carrying them with me and having them constantly swirling around in my head.
Insecurity
As scared of failure
As of being a success
No room for error
Voices
Demons scream dark taunts
Angels whisper soothing praise
No voice of my own
Puddles
Splashing in puddles
Childhood memories flood back
Tear drops down my face
Sink or Swim
Swallowed to cruel depths
Drown those thoughts and rise again
Sun splashes your face
Pessimistic Outlook
Incredible view
Stood at the top of the hill
Only way is down
Fish out of Water
Fish out of water
Riding crests of the wrong waves
Swimming blind you see
Inside and Out
Deep down inside me
Demons torturing my soul
At surface still smile
Haiku #8 (Feeling Lucky)
Beautiful woman
Mind and body thrill my core
Desires fill my thoughts
Rising Rivers
Rain falls rivers rise
Powerless to nature’s swell
Pay for bursting banks
Heartache
Soul housing heartache
Corridors of emptiness
Overwhelming me
Wise Old Man
Win some you lose some
Defeats make the victories
Taste all the sweeter
Demons
Demons play inside
Tearing at my self-esteem
Tears won’t flush them out
Watching and Waiting
World spins with questions
Watch friends race for the answers
Sitting on my fence
The Truth
Silent signs seep out
All that I know is secrets
The truth is no words
Insomnia
Weary eyes watch night
Mind trips down dark empty paths
I can’t get no sleep
Open the Door
Worries drive my mind
Been sitting in the back seat
Time to walk outside
The Real Picture
Moment of truth looms
Smile sweetly for camera
Inside you have died
Rain
Four in the morning
Rain tapping at my window
Storms trapped in my head
Morning
Dreams shattered again
Wake up to reality
Cold side of the bed
Sorrow
Tears trickle so slow
Mind curses memory flow
Drowning my sorrows
War
Last man standing wins
Friends and enemies lay dead
No life here alone
Fall from Grace
Peer over cliff edge
Self-esteem hits rock bottom
Mind and body weeps
Aggravation
Aggravation strikes
Insignificant habits
Fuel a bitter fire
After Rain
Sky blue breaking through
Dirty puddles see the light
Splash of sun appears
Rob 