Monique Belli's Writings
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Poem
Oct.28.2012
Don’t tell me lies,
though the truth may hurt.
You aren’t doing me a favor.
You aren’t sparing my feelings.
You are sparing yourself,
at my expense.
And you hurt me more.
Don’t keep me on the hook.
I know your behavior pattern.
I know what it means when you deviate.
Don’t throw me treats;
keeping me satisfied
just long enough
to do what...
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Poem
Jul.06.2012
I’m bound.
Gossamer strands invisible
Wrap me in a loving embrace.
Be calm
Be still
Be safe
I flex
Bands stretch.
I reach out
Bands contract.
I’m bound.
I struggle,
I twist and turn,
I break a strand!
Bands tighten,
I can’t breathe.
Be still
Be calm
Be good
I stop struggling,
Bands relax.
I probe the boundary,
Bands tense.
I withdraw to where it’s...
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Poem
Sep.28.2011
Waves roll, crest, reach out, recede.
Thought follows.
We move as one, working together, dancing in harmony, in sync.
Job completed, we smile & touch & return to our places
What’s next on the list?
Wave rolls.
Companions finding a way, at ease...
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Poem
Aug.23.2011
My mind is like a sieve.
I go to catch ideas
with which to learn to live,
but soon they all run through
as I stand looking
forlornly waving adieu.
My mind is like a trap
Holding on to faults
Like tickets placed in a cap.
I want to let them fly,
Release them without a sound,
Instead I cradle them with a sigh.
My mind is like the shore.
Thoughts...
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Aug.16.2011
The Silent Treatment
A voice speaks
No one answers
A letter written
There’s no reply
A text sent
No words return
What did I do?
nothing
What did I say?
nothing
What’s wrong?
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About Monique
I am a lifelong, voracious reader. These days I mostly read Mysteries and Science Fiction, although I'll pick up anything that looks interesting. A passionate letter writer, I have lost my cadre of correspondents in this age of 140 character...
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Monique’s Favorite Books
In no particular order: To Kill a Mocking Bird, Pride and Predjudice, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Jane Eyre, The Hobbit, The Lord...