Tag: Shadows

The Water by the Edge of the Forest – On Depression and Healing

I know that I’m not the only one. Although I haven’t entered the forest yet, I’ve come to realize that I’ve been playing in the small brook that sits outside of it. I can’t see the trees on my walls, but I can hear… Continue Reading “The Water by the Edge of the Forest – On Depression and Healing”

What the Shadows Hold – A Poem

I am constantlyon a journey to find myself,carrying two others withinwho have me in their grip.I have had to relearn simple tasks like:doing the dishes, making coffee, typing, walking, speaking, trying to stand up in a shower so that I can bathe myself, being… Continue Reading “What the Shadows Hold – A Poem”

The Flutter of Leaves and Birds’ Wings – A Poem

It happened so casually this time. Whenever I walked, the shadows would follow me. There are more of them in the sunlight. I could hear the flutter of birds wings though there were no birds around me. When I got home, I was startled… Continue Reading “The Flutter of Leaves and Birds’ Wings – A Poem”

Mercurial Shadows – A Poem

* To my Beautiful Husband. When I think back on nine years of living with the unseen foe that lives within, I find myself going back through the memories that I   have inside of myself. I flick through them as if they are… Continue Reading “Mercurial Shadows – A Poem”