Daily Archives: March 8, 2011

4 posts

DEEP

You are in deep I can’t shake you You have power You probably don’t even want I rise and fall To the erratic rhythm Of your exhalation An absent glance Sends shivers of pain Racing through my veins Nerves taut I try to breathe And let go But the roots […]

HOSTILITY

I imagine now That hitting something Or someone Would be an immense relief Anger courses through my mind Exploding irrationally Over perceived acts of inconsideration I imagine blood Probably my own Demanding a response I wonder if hospitalization Would bring relief Or at least concern These emotions are toxic And […]

ADDICTION

Its as easy To abuse a person As to abuse a substance To become addicted To a particular prism Through which to view oneself I breathe deeply And try to let go Of the compulsion I feel To connect incessantly And learn to carve independent space For my own thoughts […]

PETRIFIED

Not knowing how you are But fearing the worst I am paralyzed by ghosts of past tragedies Anger, guilt, and shame are toxic emotions Constricting breath and repelling human contact I pray to any spirit that will listen For your safety As I write I feel the threat of tears […]