Poem

Unresolved Issues

Unresolved Issues

Some of my struggles with steps 2 & 3)Step 2: Came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity.Step 3: Made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God as I understand God.Two decades of childhood domestic violence...

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Pretense

Pretense

Lace curtains, bountiful philodendron, satin table cloth, pepper grinder from Germany, salad served in a crystal stand.Pretense for a tiny townhouse, linoleum floors, rattan sofa, cheap water glasses, washer and dryer in the kitchen.The framing of the shot hides the...

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Hiding

Hiding

it’s an old coat, worn, patchedand a little tight under the armsand I slip into it with easehaving worn it many timesit’s very greyness,blandness,a pathetic disguise;a futile defenceI stand,transgressed,compared,ignoredI freeze,hiding in plain sightuntil her anger is...

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A Candle for Me

A Candle for Me

“I don’t create poetry, I create myself. For me, my poems are a way to me”. Edith SodergranIn grade five I wrote my first poemcalled, “Winter"in a little, red schoolhouseon a little, small deskwith my little, small handThe teacher promised to publish it.I think she...

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