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VANESSA SHIELDS

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On Writing

Poem 82 – Nervous

March 23, 2021 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Nervous There are leaping lemurs in my bellypushing off branches of worry & snappingthem against the bottom of my rib cagemy stomach a cage of sorts…a jungle of anxieties I can’t nameit’s a right undiscoverable terrain in therethat my logic can’t discern This type of steadfast flustering arrivesunannounced & somehow knows theentrance password…breathing helps &soft… Continue reading Poem 82 – Nervous

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Poem 81 – That Feeling When You Did It

March 22, 2021 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

That feeling when YOU.DID.IT! when the notes in your blood sing a symphony of synergywhen the muscles in your heart tighten & expand jello-ingthe walls of the chambers of your love & you shudder & crybut you’ve never felt more alivewhen your voice is a forest of redwood conviction & confidenceeven as doubt & worry… Continue reading Poem 81 – That Feeling When You Did It

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Poem 80 – This

March 21, 2021 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

this morning breaksorange strands ofgentle announcement hot tea in a mugwhispered prayersgrief’s woundsnesting in heartchambers awakening SNEAK PEEK! Rehearsals in full swing at *top secret* location for *classified* production....

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