Poetry

Words,

I placed you on the shelf,

in a wooden box

to lie and rest.

"Shh," I said,

"don't whisper in my ear."

I am sad and disillusioned,

I've been beaten and 

I no longer want to tend to 

your garden,

nor laugh with you,

or carry you in my soul.

Do not wake me

from my sleep to unfold beauty 

at my feet.

I have locked my doors and windows,

to keep you outside,

wash you in the rain,

bake you in the sun.

I tell you that
I won't dance with you,

and then
 I watch the crimson sun,

I feel you breathing on my skin

and I let you back in. 

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Lessons

Your fears melted like snow,

you confessed

 your father's sins

knowing they were not yours 

to absolve.

His sins were not your 

burden to carry.

You held your head high

and marched into the world.

I had wished that I 

possessed your courage,

I wished that I was brave like you.

You let out the secrets,

ripples in the pond of life,

scattered like confetti in the wind,

pieces of our life.

Vulnerable you ignored,

the judgement of others,

you gave me strength to blossom,

wings to carry me home,

you made my burden lighter.

I watched your courage,

and I knew then,

that the fears were never yours

but mine. 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Gift

The walls are sea foam green ,

like small paint swatches at Home Depot,

unlike serene green fields.

I smell fear,

my own

and of others in this waiting room.

Anticipation,

palpitation,  

results , 

lucky ones and not so lucky.

Will life become a battle or

another day to take for granted

after we forget sitting on this edge.

I hand over the red Target Visa card,

gladly paying the out of network fee.

In a corner I sit and watch,

finally sinking my head to the phone.

I drift

 thinking of you,

will you remember me 

by the sink washing grapes plump

and delicious for you to savor?

Will you remember our bedtime 

when I showered you with kisses

and I told you that I love you from

here to the moon and back?

Will you remember my laughter when

you would tell me jokes ?

Will you remember all the things that

make up our life?

I hope that you remember that

my love will carry you always

through dark and light days,

that I will live on in your heart,

forever.

Thankfully, I am okay. But while I was sitting nervous waiting to see the specialist my doctor sent me to after having a mammogram and ultrasound I started writing this poem. Having a little scare puts things in perspective.I am blessed to have good news. My thoughts wandered to everyone else in the waiting room. I 

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On This Day

 

I love

 loud jovial voices

carried on the waters in the bay

on a summer day.

When the sun is caressing our bare skin

and the light is dancing in a festive celebration.

In those moments 

I don't question life,

or life's meaning.

In those moments

I feel it in my core,

unspoken,

throbbing,

clear.

I watch smiling children

and I laugh as they play

with dogs with sweet faces.

I know the meaning of life,

I may question it on another day,

I may ponder,

but not on this day.

I taste salt on my lover's skin

and I ache for more.

I breathe in the ocean air.

This makes me feel alive,

I know I have arrived to my destination.

The hunger in my soul,

moans less,

because I feel a little fuller.

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