Imagination

"I try to see

Try to understand

How you love me

Why you're my man

But, then again, you're not

You belong to no one

Though I still have a lot

I feel as if I own the sun

Well, I used to 

Now I own nothing

But I still belong to you

And I cherish your ring

The ring you threw at me

It put me down

Everything that was to be

Is dirt upon the ground"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Imagination"

Mirage

Mirage nuzzled Ruth's hand and she realized she had stopped rubbing the mare's head. She reached up to scratch the lower part of the mare's neck and Mirage stretched her neck out, her bottom lip trembling in appreciation. "Am I crazy to be out here talking to horses who can't say anything back to me? I suppose that's why it's nice. I don't have to be quick on my feet or worry about what I say or how I say it. So I'm free to tell you that Emmett," Ruth leaned closer to the mare as she dropped her voice down to a whisper as if someone might be able to accidentally overhear, "is one nice hunk of meat."

The mare let out a snort of air from her nostrils and shook her head slightly. "Is too!" Ruth said.

~Grace Marshall

From my book coming out this June, No Pizza Delivery 

Nothing Matters

"My family and friends

Have mostly given up

This can't be the end

But sometimes it feels that way

There are no more blind dates

No more attempts at happiness

I think it's too late

They seem to agree

Nothing matters anymore

Now that you're gone

My world has crashed down

Hopelessly I continue on"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Nothing Matters"

How Did It Turn Out Like This

"How did it turn out like this

How did we fall to pieces

How did it turn out like this

How did our hearts shatter

How did it turn out like this

How did we drift apart

How did it turn out like this

How did our love become heartache

How did it turn out like this

How did hate grow inside

How did it turn out like this

How did our love evaporate"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "How Did It Turn Out Like This"

Don't Waste

"Don't waste

Your life

On Me

If You

Don't Think

That we

Can be"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Don't Waste"

Confusion

"I am so confused
My heart is twisted
Between two men
I missed it
Who is for me
Who's meant to be

I feel bad
Connected
It makes me sad
He gave it all
What if I leave
Will he hate me
Did I deceive"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Confusion"

An End

"For forgivness I beg

On my knees I pray

My breath seems to lag

I gave it all away"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "An End"