Hypervigilance She surfs the edge of dreams dares not sleep too deep the Bogeyman lurks in every shadow, eager to tear flesh from bone. Snap of twig outside the window she bolts up grasps the knife beneath her pillow heart racing ears tuned eyes search darkness. No one’s there she tells herself, curls down to… Continue reading Poem: Hypervigilance
Category: My Poems
Poem: Triggers
Triggers A movie scene a clap of thunder a child’s cry a lover’s touch so many things can catapult us backward in time there’s never any warning we are simply thrust into remembering, into reliving an experience we thought was over for good. Trapped in hell we come face to face with our demons.… Continue reading Poem: Triggers
Poem: Scar
Scar She’d forgotten you were there, tucked between vertebrae T-8 and T-9 the memory of you brought to mind by her lover’s inquisitive touch. He traced your circumference near-perfect circle barely the size of a nickel branded into her back by a man who would not understand NO! really did mean NO! as he grated… Continue reading Poem: Scar
Poem: Shamed into Silence
Shamed into Silence No witnesses you say? Perhaps you led them on. You danced? You drank? I bet you flirted. What were you wearing? After all, boys will be boys. His words tear through me like a tornado through a town. Don’t make a fuss, he warns. There are reputations at stake. I fight to… Continue reading Poem: Shamed into Silence
Poem: The Bogeyman is Real
The Bogeyman is Real Night after night he creeps into her room puts his finger to his lips Shhhhhh. Night after night he crawls into her bed pulls her close Relax. Pretend it’s a lollie pop. Night after night she imagines herself a bird. He holds a pillow to her face. She’s dragged back to… Continue reading Poem: The Bogeyman is Real
POEM: Secrets
Secrets Too young to understand why she’s not supposed to tell why his touches hurt why his gifts make her feel dirty deep down inside. Too young to understand why she’s not supposed to tell why she pretends to be a bird why baths no longer make her feel clean why her mom insists the… Continue reading POEM: Secrets
Poem: Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence A boy cowers in the corner as his mother raises a belt high into the air. A girl clings to her teddy bear as Daddy enters her room in the middle of the night. A woman fights for her life as a stranger drags her into a vacant alley. So many voices… Continue reading Poem: Breaking the Silence
Poem: Beyond the Shadows
Beyond the Shadows Betrayal Chaos Fear A life lived among the shadows never knowing not daring to hope that Light could be her destiny. Friendship Trust Hope A life lived toward her dreams never ceasing daring to understand that Truth will lead the way. Faith Beauty Peace A life lived within the Light never doubting… Continue reading Poem: Beyond the Shadows
I Walk with a Limp 