I am sure I’ve talked about this before, but since this prompt came up in the list, I’m going to talk about it again. Though I have been on a mission to see all 50 US states with my mother because that’s always been her bucket list item, I have only ever had one dreamContinue reading “Bucket List Travels”
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Yellow in a Desert Sea
I’m working hard to get my poetry collection together for publication. Untethered Love is a response, of sorts, to my first collection, When Can We Be Soft?: Poems of Female Resilience. In that collection, I explored the social behaviors and expectations that force women to be “strong,” never able to let our guard down andContinue reading “Yellow in a Desert Sea”
Climbing Castles
Ever since I started reading historical romance novels in my teenage years, I dreamt of wandering through castle halls, climbing spiral stone stairs, and looking out from the parapets. Forget that last part, as I’m afraid of heights. Fact is, though, I had been dreaming of a castle tour of Europe for over 20 years,Continue reading “Climbing Castles”
Shattered Windows
Day 16 of 365 days of blogging. This time I give you a poem since I haven’t done one in a while. Who do you seein the mosaic artof crystalline tearsglued with experience? What do you seeas you watch mepick up the manyshattered pieces? Where did you seeme empty and tatteredcovered in cutsfrom shards ofContinue reading “Shattered Windows”
She Stood Waiting…
Instructions for this contrapuntal form (see below for a definition): Read through once. Then start at Line 1 and read every other line. Restart at Line 2 and read every other line. Visage of hopePosted at the cornerBright eyes watchingFighting desperationTrain comes inTracks rattle omensHorn sounding arrivalDeparture imminentPromising futureRealistically grimOpen heart and mindUnsettled spirit IContinue reading “She Stood Waiting…”
The Dirt We Carry
Hidden behindthe icy veneerWalled insidethe suit of armorBuried beneaththe marble floorLies the dirt we carry Insidious in natureA by-product oflong-forgotten choicescaught betweenhard-placed rocksIt waits, wormingits way through veinsfiring synapseslike gunshotsoozing fearthrough poresuntil someonesees beyondthe facadeleaving usexposed I learned so much about icebergs during our time in Alaska. I never before thought of them being variousContinue reading “The Dirt We Carry”
The Crane
The weight of the worldLike boulders immovable Holding you pinnedFrozen in placeBone-crushing acheAsking why between shoutsOf “fight your own battles”As if holding a shield andBrandishing a swordDidn’t require empty handsWhen all you needed was Someone to help you lift
A Hollow Foundation
Relationships last for numerous reasonsEven those built on hollow foundationsSurviving through feats of desperation Afraid to let go and watch it all Just slip away into the tides’ downfallAmidst cheers and jeers the siren call Thoughts of love washed awayhiding evidence of the frayIn platitudes spiteful looks betray Wishing for respite while waiting for the endCallingContinue reading “A Hollow Foundation”
Remnant Wreckage
Tossing in the wakeStrewn along the shoreRemnant wreckageOf a love no more The once mighty shipStrength and tranquilityDanced along the landscapeA herald’s fantasy The crew maintained her visageHiding cracks, withered neglectPretending all was wellAs regard turned to regret The fateful day the tempestCame to test their fortitudeThe fragile hull splinteredAs the ship came unglued Storm-tossedContinue reading “Remnant Wreckage”
Blue Iceberg
Impenetrable density Frigid featuresResting bitch face A fortress for othersTrusted without trustingFortitude and aloofness Constantly torn betweenshining in the sunlightand burying her pain deepunder the surface Separated from the packSafety withdrawnin a series of “I was hard on you,so you could be strong.” A beacon, a lighthouseBlind leading the lostWearing trauma like armorEarned, yet undeserved “strength”aContinue reading “Blue Iceberg”