Laughter Awoke with laughter burrowing my breathBody shaking from dreamland touching the morning The aches of mRNA finally dissipatingOpening space in my marrow for an overflow of joy What was so funny?I could barely spit out words Between snivels & snortsA baggy dressA head rest In a theatreOn a ship Oh what dreams do tellThat… Continue reading Poem 170 – laughter
Tag: Dreams
Poem 99 – 4AM Dream & Resilience Poems
4 AM dreams I hang upside downan unseen monsterclaw-gripping my anklesI silent scream until I can’t breathemy voice dies first I witness a man hurtle his childpummel his wifeevery phone I use to call the police does not workI don’t know how to help It’s 4:54am when I look at the clockon my cell the white-light… Continue reading Poem 99 – 4AM Dream & Resilience Poems
Poem 81 – That Feeling When You Did It
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
Two poems #morningcoffeesessions
Dream Poem I had to stop a group of angry but right people from blowing up a building I ran like a hungry lion from floor to floor down hallways with dirty walls & ceilings spilling wires like intestines Up the stairs down the stairs my calves burning with lactic acid & mission I had… Continue reading Two poems #morningcoffeesessions
VANESSA SHIELDS 