What I Need

I need no
False bravado
Incommunicado

I need
Solid foundations
My water in the well
My fire breathing freely

I need
A love that really sees me
As truly worthy
Who works to build trust
And feels that they must
Be forthright

I need
No less than I give
The passion to live
Out loud
And live my dreams

I need to 
Realize divinity
Is best appreciated
Actively

© Amber Morgaine Bougie
9/3/2017 & 8/9/2020

Shine Bright (Broadside)

The coincidence
Control center
Is working overtime
So stay in line
Your time is coming
To hit the ground running
Accelerate into motion
Thoughts that will
Collide
And coincide
Increasing cognizance
In our daily lives
Intriguing finds
Great minds
Think alike
Know when things
Turn out right
Working to make
The light
Shine-
And shine bright
 

© Amber Morgaine Bougie -  4/6/2008

Contemporary Confusion (Spoken Word on Soundcloud)

Contemporary confusion
The standard of illusion
It's something like cold fusion
And midway to denial
All we choose to defile
Meanwhile-
Reconcile
Hurry, there's not much left
Worthwhile
Happiness
Have a free trial-
Smile
What is this?
Synthesis
How could I miss-
Bliss?
In breathing
And being-
Not looking
But seeing-
In this life
We create strife,
And our thoughts are self fulfilling
So think of all you're willing

© A. Bougie (4/27/2002)

A Lady with Needs

You think it’s cool
To be cold
Oh, well FYI—
It gets kind of old
I want loving arms to enfold
That I might not feel
So alone
But I can’t rely
On anyone
Except myself now babe
Sometimes I wish
I could stop wanting
All the love I crave

Yeah,
Maybe then I’d
Be fully satisfied
With the life I’ve made
Now I
Am full to the brim
Beside myself with a thirst
For love to flow in
But your floodgates
Are rusted shut

By your nose turned up

I am eschewed
For trying
To know you
For hoping
To have substance
Lord knows
All you want
Is what you see
A cute shakin’ ass
A hot little piece
You don’t want to know
A lady that writes
A lady that reads
A lady with needs
She fully intends to feed

Hey—
Just because I
Look hot
Doesn’t mean I ought
To give it up
To someone who
Won’t give me love
Now honey—
I’ve had enough
Late night calling
All your pawing
Doesn’t ease
My longing
‘Cause what I need
Is love
And you won’t
Give it up

Poem © A. Bougie (6/8/2009)
Photo © 2017 Liam Carleton - Liam Carleton Photography on FB