Was born with eyes wide open
To be prepared for the truth
Not wanting to offend
What had happened on the roof

Holding pasts in a box
We crawl, we stand, then walk
Rusty keys enter locks
Speaking words before caught

Streams of tears without sound
Lover’s end, rings withdrawn
heartbeat forever unbound
Dawn shows you were a p…Read More

I’ve spent the vast majority of my life as an entertainer; even during my four years in the US Air Force, I did a short tour of European air bases as part of a “Tops in Blue” show featuring talent chosen from competitions at air bases throughout Europe. It lasted just a few weeks, but I was also active in the base theater group and acted in…Read More

GOODNESS, TFT!
Now, THAT is a proper Sonnet … it’s obvious you’ve done your homework.
Your creativity sparks, emotion sings, and diction dances. And, I like your use of elision. Could use a bit’a punctuation.
See critique and edits below:

I said I don’t do THIS. POems that behave (STRESS-STRESS / a count long)
that count their beats and…Read More