Hollow clavicle seared with hot poker
Let the sun shine and hear her sing
Pain that aches like an unmet heart
Part the clouds and paint her sky blue
Void like the arms of an empty hug
Fill them with flesh and please let it care
Hunger like the itch of an attention junkie
Feed her with love may it nourish anew
Tag: pain
Living Dead Girl – M. Robbins
Sleep is nothing more then a far off dream So here I lay resting or so it would seem As ashes fall from heavens face I realize… Read more “Living Dead Girl – M. Robbins”
Silent Forest – by Rachael Ikins
Prelude: I’ve had the rending grief, chopped-off hair, bloody scratches. Nausea, insomnia. Yes. I have visited that forest. This one is silent. 1. Grief is a young… Read more “Silent Forest – by Rachael Ikins”
Somebody – by HLR
Stumbling out of the pub last night we heard the helicopter before we saw it. “Air ambulance,” he said. “Trouble in someone’s home tonight,” I replied. Then,… Read more “Somebody – by HLR”
Shift – A Wise Woman Writes
Churned in chronic cloud Wafted away To tenebrous fray I’m wrecked Face down Among ash anointed dirt Abysmally amassing Illness Sadness Death So lonely Don’t tell me… Read more “Shift – A Wise Woman Writes”
The Body by Melita White
The body wants to move
wants to reinhabit itself
it wants to play
To bend arc writhe and double with grace and ease
The body lets go
It also gets tired
and stiff and it aches
The body takes up more space than the other bodies do
It is majestic and has presence
Full of symbolism and reference
it represents fundamental truths
cruel ironies and distortions
The body is encumbered
Yet extends beyond boundaries
The body is boundless
Neither you and neither me – Candice Daquin
Behind closed doors I am a different animal I eat my food protectively and with great bites I play dress-up and pretend I am a typical… Read more “Neither you and neither me – Candice Daquin”
A soft closing of words – Candice Louisa Daquin
When you are younger, everything is a challenge I will not let them break me / I will fight back / I will survive! as you… Read more “A soft closing of words – Candice Louisa Daquin”
Euphemism ~ Candice Daquin
My grandmother used to say If you give it away too easily People will not value it If it’s too easy it won’t have worth And I… Read more “Euphemism ~ Candice Daquin”
The imperfection & the wonder ~ Candice Daquin
What would it look like to be someone else? who did not wake up red-eyed and fearful? what would it feel like to be held and words… Read more “The imperfection & the wonder ~ Candice Daquin”
