Words have fled my lips,
like moulting feathers that litter the ground,
useless.
My heart is in my throat.
I see abundance.
Numerous seals and penguins dot the landscape
like so many pixels creating an image.
Great beauty rises from stark surroundings.
Thick glaciers melt into leaping waterfalls,
cascade to the sea.
Wash over red rust whaling station scars
that blister the horizon.
Macabre glory days over,
sea and salt air reclaim what once ignored her.
Beleaguered oil containers lean into the future
waiting for cargo that will no longer fill
their insatiable appetite.
Once we pillaged the sea,
now the earth.
Tag Archives: loss
Addiction
A disease of vampire’s
has struck the nation
skulking shadows of the night
lurking, waiting to pounce on our children
our loved ones, our family
a delectable first bite
It messes with our minds
Death comes slowly
a rot of the heart
drip by drip
blood red
oozing demise
craziness
It can’t get enough
turn our backs
it is there again
Sorrow and loss
annihilation without dying
grieving a body without a soul
Past mistakes loom large
not wanting to miss out
awaiting an opportunity to join
the zombie fest
Hopeless
Inner Child
Who?
Confused
Been in the dark a long time
light is blinding
so much noise
static
so much stimulation
Easier in the dark!
That space has shrunk
too difficult to go back
have to stay out
Shivering
it’s cold
Scared
Light is intimidating
much unknown
Desire to return to the dark
false sense of security
Somebody help
Before she disappears…
Fragile Friendship
Empathy
(This piece was inspired by imagining what the parents of the young man who killed five fellow students must be going through)
I hear you speak
but the words don’t make sense to me
My mind is swirling
thoughts flying in and out
too quick to capture
Maybe this…
What about that…
a fierce competition for my attention
Focus
one thing at a time
calm down
breathe deeply
Now, what were you saying?
A barrage of words assault me
and it takes every bit of willpower
to comprehend what the babble means
Instinctively I am in denial
I do not want to hear the message
coming my way
When I became a parent
I never thought this would
be a message for me
Your child is in trouble
Your child has been hurt
Your child is gone…
Your child is the per pe tra tor
Nothing prepared me
for a foreign message like that
My heart swells
it breaks
part of me shatters
and runs to the shadows
a place where no one can find
me
If they can’t see me
it can’t be real, right?
it can’t be real
it can’t be real
The world sees a monster
a psychopath
I see a sick child
my beautiful son
where is the little boy
I once knew?