Poetry
Tension
Walking stiff like a robotArms swaying outwardAttempting to take up physical spaceHead held highChest up and out Do you feel it? Hips hold stress from today and trauma from yester yearsMuscles surrounding my pelvis are short and tightTough like a tennis ball with all...
Thicket of Idols/ Children of Light
They were lifted up,Idols of a past best forgotten,But ingrained within the body,My spirit kept score. Idolatry,Prestige and focus drawn to an idol,Larger than little me,Ready to be smashed across my back, Overflowing current of suffering,The idolization of Anger by...
Truth & Denial
Truth, the ugly Truth. The violence of generations. Too painful to bear. Locked tightly away in a “safe” room. Do not open that door! No one wants to know. Squander the years away – in feigned ignorance. The door cracks open and...
Mommy From Heaven
A short poem written in my mother's voice, talking to me from heaven. Dear little Sammy, I think of you nowHow I managed to raise you I will never know how Although you were born into a world of deep shameI loved you and gave you your grandfather’s name There were...