Poetry: I Saw You

  ….The poem below was inspired by a recent Bible study we are doing in church… It was talking about consequences, discipline and if we were ever given second chances or if you received the consequences of your actions… ….While I am not sure about receiving discipline …. I do remember a time or two,

Poetry: Foreign Inhabitants (a poem about chronic pain)

  Foreign Inhabitants ——————- …she runs her jagged fingernails down the length of the bare white wall, Leaving a trail of chipped paint behind…. Carefully, she tries to stifle the scream that attempts to escape her dry parched lips. A tear dances down her damp rosy cheek, As once again, her tired mind attempts a

Changing of Seasons

Within the last year or two, I’ve been closely “monitoring” nature…. and its seasons – as well as the “seasons” within my life… But first, we’ll take a look at nature… Have you ever wandered down the sidewalks and streets… or through the parks – and felt the air…and really listened to it? You can

Poetry: A River Gone Dry

  A River Gone Dry A crumbling river of red and broken stones found itself flowing through the cracks of an aching heart… A hurting soul of human pain that painted itself upon a heavy chest..… Bits of escaping light attempted to sparkle through the brick wall that seemed to suddenly cement itself, creating a

Poetry : That Haunted Breath Upon my Ear

That Haunted Breath Upon my Ear The memories haunt my nighttime dreams… The images are as raw as the flesh upon Adam and Eve’s skin. Fear withers into my mind when your voice breathes upon my ear. It is like you are still here – When you are the one that I fear to be