Tag: Memory

An Echo on My Palm – A Poem

“You make every situation worse.” I know that the words are not meant as they sound, that taking them literally could be my undoing. Yet, that is just what my brain does when the words make themselves heard, having hidden away in the soup… Continue Reading “An Echo on My Palm – A Poem”

A Gathering of Bridges – A Poem

Smetimes, I get lost. There are too many roadways within me, paths that lead into shadows, covered by a gathering of bridges built over the difficult parts of my past. It was the only way that I could cope. I can’t let go of… Continue Reading “A Gathering of Bridges – A Poem”

The Felling of a Deer – A Poem

Content Warning: This poem contains scenes of hunting, violence and sexual assault. I went with you. It was what you most loved to do, you said. You didn’t tell me that your favourite thing to do was to hunt. I didn’t know this until… Continue Reading “The Felling of a Deer – A Poem”

A Photograph on the Tree of Life – A Poem

I pull a photograph of you from an album and I take in the shape of your smile, the brightness in your eyes. Looking at your face now, I realize that I had no idea our paths would diverge like tree branches. Though we… Continue Reading “A Photograph on the Tree of Life – A Poem”

Memory Photographs – A Poem

I remember counting the pills that I had poured into my hand. They lay in my palm like scattered teeth and I wondered if it would hurt when I swallowed them, taking a pound of flesh on their way down. I remember the sunshine… Continue Reading “Memory Photographs – A Poem”