Poems & Perceptions
Love you or ‘I’ love you?
The difference seems clear,
one is just something you say,
the other begs, you are wanted here.
Say it, don’t say it?
Actions will spill the beans,
I love you with a passion,
deep in lucid dreams.
To hug or to hold?
Arms outstretched for both,
one, a moment of reassurance,
the other, solid commitment – protective oath.
© Michelle Sotiriou 2021
The cold wind hit me hard today as I walked,
it slapped my skin without warning just like life.
You know how it goes, life is good and then it turns,
life is cool before unexpected burns.
Fresh buds are peeping from the ground,
bluebell blanket caresses the forest like a lover.
Petals droop without reciprocation,
run, run for cover.
Keep on moving I say – to myself that is,
affirmations set in natures ears.
Green hues act as balm and bandaid,
skin so worn, tortured by all that is dear.
© Michelle Sotiriou 2021
Raised on a council estate, the only Greeks on the block,
Playing on the green outside where the local kids would flock.
Belinda Carlisle told us, that ‘Heaven Is a Place on Earth’
Only Bucks Fizz swore it was ‘The Land of Make Believe’,
A mixed tape of my musical, spiritual birth.
Confusion reigned in ‘Our House’ still,
‘Teardrops’ drenched my cheeks,
My story behind SMASH HITS poster covered walls,
Memorizing tunes, my world, lyrical geek.
Dancing tall on tip toes, Thursday nights, TOTP,
‘Running Up That Hill’ of teenage life,
‘I Want to Break Free’.
© Michelle Sotiriou 2021
Roots are growing longer, shooting up grey sprigs
Ditch the dye I’m thinking? Yeh? Nah? Maybe? How about a wig?
Perimenopausal tricks are happening and I’m just not in the mood
Trust there is no magic here, slippery sorcery stirring my food!
I call (cry) to a higher power, pleading, “Please be kind”
“Will all these squats I’m doing, give me my dream behind?”
Get down girl for the love of you, transformation waits
Grab the next phase fiercely, shock that metabolic rate!
© Michelle Sotiriou 2020
She Be Fierce 