Tag Archives: poem
All At Once
I am the one who left you behind, but I find myself wondering if the situations were reversed, if you would have done the same thing — except I know you wouldn’t, and that’s what leaves me breathless, and screaming, … Continue reading
Prayers
Omnes grandinem tutoris. Ipse gloriam. Ipse Dominus noster. Perfectum est beneficus defensor civitatis, partem agrorum lucis. Ipse moritur identidem ut unusquisque nostrum pro quo vive. Hic est sanguis animarum pauperum largoque umectat plateas morerentur nos, et lavit nos in rubeum … Continue reading
Love after Love
It starts in misery that shifts to blankness, to exhaustion, and then to acceptance. Then comes wonder, and then there is hope. A little hope. Then there is doubt, and next comes fear. Terror. It wraps its way around, from … Continue reading
Her Eyes
Her eyes, vivid, are never before as bright as in these moments. They shine with a glory she never shows as she walks around day to day, shoulders hunched, head down, lank hair in front of her face. Here, though, … Continue reading
Haven’t I Always
Promise you’ll remember the best of me, try hard to forget the rest of me, think of happy thoughts and let your mind breathe. Promise you’ll keep in mind the gladdest days, and leave behind the baddest days, think of … Continue reading