Act Like a Child
Maudlin heart dragging low The cause of this gloom unknown A world closing in on overwhelm Suffocating and drowning under … Continue reading Act Like a Child
Tag: Overwhelm
Where I Take Myself To Live
Where the moss grows lush and green Over jagged rock outcrops Where the water falls in glossy curtains To shimmering … Continue reading Where I Take Myself To Live
Teach Children to Feel, to Deal
Mother Nature cries Rain of healing drops To calm the dust storms Stamped up by people Churned by emotions Of … Continue reading Teach Children to Feel, to Deal
Rebuilt on the Floor
The screws of life rattle loose More pressure shakes and stresses And just a light breeze can blow All of … Continue reading Rebuilt on the Floor
Pulling Strings
My heart has many strings Some pull apart to break it open Tear wounds deeply in its fabric By injustice, … Continue reading Pulling Strings
Needed to Remember
Trying to see the upside of life Through the storms that ravage my soul Constantly beat back to my knees … Continue reading Needed to Remember
Surround Yourself
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “mini/maxi.” Use “mini” (the smallest of something) or “maxi” (the largest) … Continue reading Surround Yourself
The Need of The Dark
Tourist visiting my own life I’ve lost connection to it Developed a pugnacious habit Unable to settle or calm The … Continue reading The Need of The Dark
Reaching
Sucked into the void She has disappeared The exuberant energy Bubbly light in the room Has fallen into the darkness … Continue reading Reaching
Pulled To Pieces
It began with fraying edges Forgetting one thing here Or another there An appointment or birthday Then it unravelled a … Continue reading Pulled To Pieces
Debbie Gravett 