I a sapling He my protection Shielded by his house Storms swirled around me. He nourished me I trusted him Until that fateful day. His tongue cut my branches s p l a y on the ground My house was supposed to protect me. But he broke me. My house–an illusion. Not made …
Peaking out the upstairs window that misty morning The vice around my heart tightened as I watched him walk away His gait like yesterday and the yesterday before But looks can be oh-so deceiving I snap a picture of him with my eye Wondering if it was to be the last …
The empty page stares back at me I tighten my hold on the words that threaten to escape For a trickle let out Would burst the flood gate The flames uncontrolled Licking any which way Causing dimay to kith and kin A risk I can not take Stuffing them down I pick up my …
After almost a quarter of a century The golden thread of you Weaves its joy through my life Your love has been constant Unendingly selfless Faithful and true Promising for better or for worse The depth of joys and sorrows life would bring Were incomprehensible to my twenty-something self Through laughter and tears Misunderstandings and …
They’ve clipped my wings It’s for my good, they say Fury bubbles up from deep within Threatening to burn all within its path I can’t breath I can’t move These chains are so heavy I’m so weary from fighting them It’s for my good, they say But they don’t know me …
