Monthly Archives: March 2014
Calm
The door frame marked her exit;
One space between life and death.
Heart pounding against skull
Pushing her forward.
Outside was not far enough.
There must be more;
A distance
Between
The synapses.
They register fear-
Scream for escape.
Protection of a silent drumbeat;
Memory of love.
Now there is only
Crowded rooms full of laughing faces
Turned to her direction:
Sticking fingers in the pain,
Making the tear greater.
Father now
The end in sight;
Home.
Solace at last.
Loving arms that keep the
Wolves at bay:
Respite and enough.
Penelope
In his story
I am a shadow;
Anchored in his boat
Tethered to his song.
A respectable beast decorated
To show
His splendor.
I remained
Steadfast in my role and honoured
The name
And promise.
Gave his children life,
Place,
Love.
Endured violence
Guile , flattery and flirting
And stayed true.
And then
He returns.
And I find my place on the mantle.
Wisdom
Moving beyond
The now.
Trusting the future enough to
Forgive mistakes.
Support
The journey
And arrive
Home.
Touch
Warm hand on soft skin
Is all lost?
Heart ;
Cacophony within the chest.
The lungs struggle to catch up
Foreign matter on a distant shore
Yearning for more.
One more
And I will explode.
Stages of Love
Turned away at the door
He was unavailable.
She knew her cue
Exit stage right
Disappear into the wings.
Love was only in Act One
Perhaps she had created the subtext of love.
Exeunt, Finis.
With the child within
She would play the role: the Lady of Shallot
Ophelia, Antigone
The Final Act
Of a tragedy.
Fortune Teller
She had spoken before I started to listen.
Her eyes held me with their direct gaze.
She told me what I wanted to hear.
“It’s true:
He loves you.”
But she cautioned,
“Don’t work so hard.
Take time for yourself.”
Strange that stranger’s words
Would move me so.
“You have a good heart.”
A parting posey and a secret message.
The meeting is a memory.
With a lingering impression
And the smell of heather.
Greg
Your laugh was infectious
With you I felt alive
My secret brother
Chestnuts would cower in fear.
A youthful connection
To an invisible ink.
An exploration to the outer galaxy
Seeking life’s answers
You made me feel
Alive.