Celie and Frank – Till Death Do They Part
CONTENT – Extreme violence, intimidation, strong predatory language, domestic abuse, terror. Celie came rushing back into the house, caked in mud and blood. She slammed the front door shut, knowing there was no comeback, now. She headed for the bathroom, dropping her muddy clothes all over the floors as she went, because she could […]
Love Beyond A Box – A tale of two realities
1 No matter which way I turn, or how I express or present myself, I remain restless, despite the busy family life. Perhaps turning 60 scratches at my tranquillity.I make the most of the time, though. I finish preparing the food for Maria’s return from an afternoon out with the grandchildren. We take it in […]
The Journey There – And the rhythm…
He feels it rather than hears it. It is like a deep, piercing, heart-felt, gut-wrenching feeling that tears his limbs apart. And yet, it is also a sound screeching out of the earth and the sea, sent, like a screaming banshee from the heart of his homeland to the depths of his mind, insistent, taking […]
In The City – Choking on the dust
Domine, exaudi vocem meamfor I am begging youto help me find a wayout of these unnatural places,where so many racesco-exist with one another,yet none treat the otheras sister or brother. I am choking on the dustof concrete, tar and steel,and must walk far before I feelthat I can breathe again,where the rain comes without dirtand […]
His Five Aspects of Self – Ecological, Interpersonal, Narrative/Extended, Private, Conceptual
CONTENT: This post refers to possible serious child physical and sexual abuse and neglect, having taken place, within the context of this fictional poem. ECOLOGICAL SELF His scaly, obstreperous skinkeeps his substance firmly withinand gives no indicationof the complex him From his flaky scalp and cracked lipsto his fungal feet and bony hipshe encounters the […]
The Streets – Are not paved with gold
The streets are not paved with goldthey are more roughly paved andsleeping there can get pretty coldbut he is hardly sleeping throughthe night with it’s many distractionsdespite it’s comfort inside for you And he met none of his dreamshaving come so farbut all the night-time screamsleave him cold and paleand he thinks maybe he has […]