writing: relapse

I was invited to a rhyming poetry party this weekend so I wrote a poem last week to share. I didn't actually end up making it to the party, so I figured a blog is the next best place to share my poetic ramblings. I'm not normally one for rhyming poetry, so this was a good challenge for me. Enjoy!

i cannot count the hours

i don't know where they go

i don't know which are coming

and i can't know when they'll show

and some will slow for nothing

and are gone without a trace

but some still stop and settle

and refuse to be replaced

it turns without a warning

and it hinges on a feeling

it freezes in a moment

and somehow leaves me reeling

and what words do i have,

that could etch the right impression

an indelible reminder

a prevention of regression

and some days it sticks around

and sometimes there's just no knowing

when it'll bubble to the surface

and what pieces might stay showing

but sometimes it slips away

sometimes it wanders blindly

and one day just reappears

without asking, just reminding

says, "here i am, remember?

you said you won't forget me."

i know, but that's because

you said you'd never let me.

do you ever write poems? and do they rhyme?

p.s. Lately I've been really into rocking the heidi braid, as pictured above. Ever tried it?