What The Mind Forgets, The Heart RemembersFor Linda C. decades of dayslived togetherburnt toastflooded basementmice in walls where minutes lap like Lake Erie warmed in the hot summer sunlost breath after sexholding handseyes that talk the soul writes your storyon the chamber walls in your heartstucks in the meaty foldsunknowns that paralyzeoffspring in painlupus latching on the… Continue reading Poem 22 – What The Mind Forgets, The Heart Remembers
Poem 21 – break
break A convergence of too many thoughtsStutters the clutch so I brake [break] Consider the white eyebrow I pluckedHow it didn’t hurt when I yanked it out Like it was waitingTo be chosen Blue Sky reveals herselfMakes a statement of reclamation This day belongs to us she exclaimsShe is another kind of waiting another… Continue reading Poem 21 – break
Poem 20 – YIN LISTENING
YIN - LISTENING Sigh into a comfortable seated positionInhale deeplyLet your rib cage crack openReach in and gently remove your heart(this will not hurt)Rest it on your left knee Let your breath steadyClose your eyesInvite your soul to exit through the opening in your chestWait The soul moves at its own pace When your soul peeks… Continue reading Poem 20 – YIN LISTENING
VANESSA SHIELDS 