Everyone says
” You’re just a tired girl.
You just need some rest”
Then they debate me over
Like they know best
When I know they
Haven’t listened
To a word I’ve said.
They talk over me
Around me
And nod their heads.
They sit back
In their fabricated
Glory and bask,
Cleverly
Answering
A question I
Never asked.
Disco Ball
When I enter
The Stars
I belong to the stars
Underwater
If you see me going under
Don’t try to save me
I’m learning how
To breath in the depths
Of the sea
The depths of me
The sounds are muffled
It’s harder to see
But the sway of
The waves,
They carry me
And somehow,
On most days
I can say
I’m doing okay.
2014
Reach
Let’s reach into each other
And pull out all
The blackened stuff.
The rough and
Broken stuff.
And gently
Embrace
The aching stuff.
The
Seeping agony
And
Sleepy stuff.
Then quietly,
Softly
Wrap ourselves
around
The light
Inside
And fill the holes
With love.
Begin to breathe
Again.
In The Silence
In the silence
You were listening
You knew right away
You heard my heart stop beating
And looked at me to say,
Just Remember
Daddy’s crying
Momma’s lying
What am I supposed to do?
My little heart is searching
For a simple smile or two.
My little hands can’t fix it,
That’s what band aides
Usually do.
You Lent Me
You lent me the beat of your heart
When I had forgotten how to make
My own.
You lent me your wings and offered strength
Until I could fly
Alone.
You brought light into my shadows
And I learned to love through the night.
You heard the sadness in my tears
And gave me love with all your might.
You played back to me my own melody
I had silenced so long ago.
And showed me where the world was.
I held it in my heart but did not know.
To The Souls
Every waking hour.
Walking in my dreams.
To the lost and lonely souls.
To the hungry
Aching souls.
I send you love and light,
Hope and peace
From my lost and lonely soul.
From
My hungry
Aching
Soul.