Disassociation We run away from ourselves, the situation, the thinking of things that provoke us The more resilient and strong we seem The further away from the true problems we have drifted I had no idea this was where I existed Away from myself had become home and I hung pictures on the wall Lived […]
Ever had the sensation where your mind won’t shut up, but you need to go to sleep, but it won’t shut up, and you toss and turn, and the hours tick away and the more you yearn for sleep, the more things your mind keeps coming up with, to keep you awake. Last night, as […]
The sky is pulling closer to the earth My feet sink into mud Shallow and slippery Breathing is a damp mist I do this and then it is done Another day opened without a sun Cold grey mornings strung together A necklace of prayers Mental fingers counting every one Monday Tuesday Wednesday The to do […]
So many hardened hollows People who swallow rather than say something they really feel Those who are so bitter in their mouths, the taint hits their conversation as they talk, staining it with faux falsetto Chopping away the smoother curves of even the gentlest words Worlds that spin on personal axis connected to singular problems […]
I watch an old woman walking with a stick The boy at her side is maybe six He is at school now Or would be if they weren’t on an extended holiday courtesy of Covid I’ve seen this pair before Many times Watched the old woman walk him when he was maybe four, a tiny […]
Rain closes the curtain on the horizon Soft dove grey meets gunmetal glimmer Tepid taps on already wet shoulders Saturated hair Fresh water mingles with salt Another wave breaks, and I sink into shifting sand far beneath the surface Lost temporarily in the noisy crashing silence Rising I breathe moisture Floating, tumbling foam drifts through […]
It is a gift to let go of things you know are no longer yours to hold Clutch And cling to Things that burn your fingers, trouble the mind Those that unspool and rewind, repeating over and over It is a blessing to be able to stand clear of the small pile of unnecessary thoughts, […]
A tree sitting in the garden Locked into place Held by roots, it cannot escape And yet it changes Season cycles turn green to brown Faded leaves fall and flutter to the ground Snakes that expand and lose their skin Growing a new one they begin again A cliff face may take a thousand years […]
Simple is as simple does Such a simple thought and yet we love to convolute Expanding situations into troublesome affairs And wondering why no one understands that we just want simple Causing chaos and stirring up drama the interior turmoil spills over and burns someone who goes on to think we are an overly dramatic […]
The sky screamed in grief And fell to earth, where parts of her were captured in puddles In rivers And the oceans The earth cradled her tenderly, wherever he found her scattered pieces Whispering “you are so beautiful, I could spend all day looking at you, and often do” And gradually her storms subsided, and […]
