peace

All posts tagged peace

sanctuary

Published August 9, 2025 by lamarrwenrich 
nothingness..
refuge from it all
the first sound of silence I've heard all day..
loud raging invisible sounds 
banging round my heart to 
my mind..
looking for ways to escape and unwind..
never certain what's real or a dream..
chaos - a life of its' own- is never quite what it seems..
what I seek can't be touched 
won't be found going round and round..
it comes in whispers 
when my heart settles down..
What I hear in the quiet calms down the riot..
grateful to walk through these moments 
they're mine
time will do what time does as
i unwind...

recesses of the mind..

Published June 7, 2024 by lamarrwenrich 


behind closed doors 
Is it what we imagine
Is it all just a song..
someone writing lyrics 
of all that’s right and wrong..
steady sounds smoothly 
humming about 
sometimes quiet 
sometimes a shout.. 
musty odors of life lived
then boxed away..
words drifting through the air
I feel them on my skin
somehow comforting
as I realize 
life will always begin..
A narrative 
my narrative 
rumbling through the mind 
arms reaching out and grabbing
so I’m not left behind..
a story 
my story plays on and on 
then rewinds..
eclipsed
by lightning bolt urgency 
of moments lost 
moments gained 
edited by time..
Photo: Keely Boozer

Circle me..

Published March 25, 2024 by lamarrwenrich 


we are a slow dance
a slow burn
subtext lit up within us
all we know
all we own 
creating a tone that moves us..
hearts may groan
time may own
the very moments
we so desire to rule..
draw from me my last breath
as I inhale you in
filling me anew..
invading me
creating me
taking all that I am..
it isn’t happenstance
that makes you mine 
it’s the rhythm intertwined 
an unspoken line in time..
from sleep I’ve woken 
may I give you
the token of my hand..





Photo: Violet Campbell

state of mind..

Published February 23, 2024 by lamarrwenrich 



flushed cheeks 
tears staining her soft skin
eyes bright with anticipation 
so many changes making her weak.. 
yet deep within she grows
with each new wound 
flesh is sown
with each word 
you resonate within her mind..
give her your coldest shoulder to cry upon 
it’s where she longs to be..
destinies shaped and forming 
she has no more of a choice
in following this path
as it goes from here to there 
than a swirl of ashes floating aimlessly without a care to its’ end..
She eats and waits to be eaten..
Image credit : Giggsu

paint you anew..

Published January 25, 2024 by lamarrwenrich 



take some chances 
let me paint you free 
writing my name
deep in your pain..
every little worry brushed away 
filled with moments here to stay..
I’ll paint you anew 
in ways you never knew..
chiseled and etched 
deep in your mind 
I’ll have you walking lost in time..
take some steps with me
let’s unwind.. 
the dirt is set deep 
let’s break that mold 
bring your bare feet
dirty them up again 
creating designs
that are yours and mine..


Image by Bianca

grounded..

Published February 24, 2023 by lamarrwenrich 



let me land you 
ground you
standing you tall..
the rain can’t drown you 
the fire won’t burn you 
stop running from it all 
rid yourself of skin that holds you in
shedding yourself free
descend slowly into this love that envelops you
least we cease to be..
hear my heart sing
the words that bring you back 
tears that fall away 
I’ll catch them all..
touching down 
you’ll feel the sounds of a heart 
grounded and true..

Unbridled..

Published November 15, 2022 by lamarrwenrich 


yearning
insides churning 
giving it my all
the fruit of my body 
for the sins of my soul 
grasping for ways to make myself whole.. 
reeling 
spinning 
dizzy in the winning..
a change has begun 
sitting me still as light takes its’ run..
Thirsting for knowledge 
can’t do me harm
open to learning 
rewriting the wrong..
Unbound 
Unchained 
set loose within me 
is a new song..


So can love…

Published November 2, 2019 by lamarrwenrich

You cover my soul in the whisper of your words..

inspire and delight me 
filling me whole..

Tender, captivating
connected throughout,
Waxing eloquently about my heart 
If pain can echo
So can love
a bit of madness from above.. 
No mystery in the quiet  
no fear in the unknown..
a challenge to my mind
a miracle to my heart..
i am but clay 
pliable and willing from the start..
beautiful creation 
as your words shape me 
your love turns me
molding my way..

Regretful delight..

Published February 17, 2019 by lamarrwenrich

Bittersweet you..

painful and pleasant regretful delight..

your aroma soothes my soul

such a pitiful sight..

my heart skips a beat with the aftertaste sweet..

in my haste

I failed to see

the deceit,

the greed,

and the pretense of your need..

I bow out with grace

no hate on my face

leave me be I plead

left alone

to wallow in disgrace..

I harbor no ill will..

for still – be as it may

I will display

Only the good..

my home full of memories

a mixture of sad with a heart full of glad..

an ending that must come – though it leaves me undone..

Not a given..

Published February 11, 2019 by lamarrwenrich

The seconds that tick

dissipate unaware

giving way to the day

creating moments that are rare..

unparalleled – unequal-

unique to their own..

not a given but a

gifting

your time like fine wine..

Take it in slow

savor it as it goes..

for if you’re lucky enough to see the value

of the time that entwines you

to those all around you

then you’re free to know

There is no hold

There is no goal

There is no premium on the giving of your soul..