She doesn't grow anymore in tatters // The young one stopped it // Dance, woman, despite your streaked cheeks // Dance, dance, dance with your man.
Tatters
Enarmoured
When she's here // I disappear // to a deep-seated place I go // words can follow, but she can't sow //
The Unborn
There's a reason grief feels dark, pulsating, thick and heavy // There's a reason we curl into oursevles, rejecting what's outside. // Grief is not of this world, so where we need to go, is beyond.
The Shipwrecked
When death finally comes, the sea is calm, an unassuming breeze sweeps the surface // Nothing here speaks of the crashing waves, the scrambling men, the raging froth // that ruled these waters not so long ago // Nothing here knows the magnificent vessel // that brought us here but now rests deep below.
Into the Abyss
When there's nothing left but silence // When my mind has lost its narrator // When darkness rules and sadness trembles //something beckons, come with.
All the Time
For all the meals we never shared // For all the time we never had // For all the things we never said // Know this, as you be on your way: I'd give it all back, just for time.
These Pants Were Made for Walking
You're still alive // but you're fading fast // it's because you can't walk // that you'll never wear them again.
Smile!
I didn't want to, but I did // Held it, held it - yes, that's it! - until it faded // When it went, no one missed it // but me.
Dear Life
If we could change one thing We wouldn't change a thing This winding, thorny, snaking path led us home, and here. I'm here, it whispers Feel me, stroke me, see me There's nothing I won't be for you You're the master, the commander and I shape-shift to your will. Be the change Feel the love... Continue Reading →
Elsewhere
I know why it happens // (it's because) // You're magnificent // Brilliant in your aliveness // Pulling us in like gravity.
On Mama's Mind 