Tag: Skin

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”

The Deep Terrain – A Poem

I have been trying to find my way through the hills and valleys of myself. It’s been a slow peeling back of the terrain that my body holds so that I can see what it hides underneath. There are veins that run in the… Continue Reading “The Deep Terrain – A Poem”

A Handful of Stars – A Poem

I’m unravelling myself. Little by little, I am pulling at the threads that make up who I am. Every freckle that marks my skin, the sound of my voice when I whisper secrets to myself in the comfort of night, the shape of my… Continue Reading “A Handful of Stars – A Poem”

An Imboc Seed – A Poem

There is a light that is growing within me. It comes from a seed I planted there, inside the caverns of my skin and the mountains of my mind. I can feel the warmth from the warm glow starting to find all of the… Continue Reading “An Imboc Seed – A Poem”