Tag: Fear

Sharing Scars – A Poem

We sat together comparing our scars. Some of them had been caused by others and some we had made ourselves. Many of them were the same except for several of mine. He had no scars along his skin to match them. “It’s because you’ve… Continue Reading “Sharing Scars – A Poem”

Chains, Comets and Stars – A Poem

I am finding it difficult to walk. There is a weight that pulls at me; it slows my every step and I am surprised by the pain that I’m experiencing, as if shards of glass are caught in my skin. Tired of moving forward… Continue Reading “Chains, Comets and Stars – A Poem”

Covid Fears – A Poem

It is the unknown I’m afraid of. The force of it wipes all rational thought from within me and I am left with the tangles of what remains, mere ribbons that flit and flap in the wind where rational thought used to reside. It… Continue Reading “Covid Fears – A Poem”

Claiming my Shadow Self – On Writing Disabled

Years ago, a friend of mine asked me if I would ever write a novel with a character who had Multiple sclerosis. I gave him a definitive no. When he asked me why not and pointed out that people would want to read a… Continue Reading “Claiming my Shadow Self – On Writing Disabled”

Covidly – A Poem

Each of us is like Rapunzel in her tower. We look down at the world around us and we wonder what brought us to this. Though we let our hair down, in hopes that someone will grab hold, no one does and we are… Continue Reading “Covidly – A Poem”

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