Category: Poems

Sunlight Through Leaves – A Poem

I am tired of looking at life through the branches of trees, both my captor and my saviour. However, it is only when I am here that I’m able to look up and see the sun shining through the leaves and I realize that… Continue Reading “Sunlight Through Leaves – A Poem”

Counting – A Poem

I used to count everything. It gave me control, brought me a kind of peace in a world where I had no control at all. The numbers would spill over into everything. I began to count fruit, clothes, shoes, pennies, words, books, vegetables, rings,… Continue Reading “Counting – A Poem”

The Sounds of Sleep – A Poem

As he falls asleep, his breathing is like radio static. When I close my eyes to let slumber claim me, I can hear snippets of song, the cadence of people’s voices, and the soft salient sound of snow in his breathing as the dial… Continue Reading “The Sounds of Sleep – A Poem”

Knight, Princess, Wizard and Sage – A Poem

I choose to forge ahead, to push through the fog and fatigue and the forbidden forest that my body has become. I am the Knight, standing at the wall of brambles and thorns with his sword sharp enough to cut through but unsure how… Continue Reading “Knight, Princess, Wizard and Sage – A Poem”

Brain Storm Solar Flare – A Poem

Rain fills up my skin until I can’t breathe. There is an anchor sitting in my chest. I can feel its weight as it moves side to side, trying to find purchase                                          in the waves but finding none. I look to find direction, but… Continue Reading “Brain Storm Solar Flare – A Poem”