by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 12, 2022 | My Blog, Poetry
Last night I dreamt about you You were still as pretty as all those years ago I should have told you long ago Your long dark hair Your quirky personality Your pretty smile I will never forget your laugh How would our lives have been different The roads we could have...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 12, 2022 | My Blog, Poetry
All those emotions stirring my heart Bursting at the seems Needing a place of their own Words coming together in beautiful transformation Cause my heart to sing for joy Expressing my deepest love and desires Feeling a freedom for the very first time The clouds have...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 27, 2021 | My Blog, Poetry
I still think about you when I least expect it Your face appears before me The feelings creep back. Your smile haunts me My stomach goes tight My eyes stare into eternity The tears begin to well I don’t fight the memories It’s better to feel the pain The pain of loss...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 16, 2021 | My Blog, Poetry
How much strength must I have Sure you have strength to move mountains Have you the strength to be me My self hatred of the boy inside me He dare not show his face for shame Hidden in the shadows for all to see The voices of my accusers Twisting my desires The voices...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 2, 2021 | My Blog, Poetry
As if it was yesterdayI never forgot what happened, I never forgot the painThe smallest of things brings me back to those days They say time heals all painTry telling that to the broken heartThe smallest of things brings me back to those moments Time changes nothingA...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 2, 2021 | My Blog, Poetry
Every night is the same A single tear rolls down a cheek Every night I am reminded of a lifetime of regrets I would rip out this broken heart to do life differently I look away in absolute shame My hand forms a fist Who will forgive me in the silence of the night...
