P.S. What is Tom Cruise Doing Right Now? It’s a postscript I’ve been writing for decadesbeneath my ‘love always’ & signature, thewondering ribbon bow of last thought inmy journal entries – What is Tom Cruisedoing right now? It’s a nod to childhoodfantasy, a pan-flash of curiosity about adifferent life path, a nostalgic air kiss tothe… Continue reading Poem 235 – P.S. What is Tom Cruise Doing Right Now?
Tag: Poetry
Poem 229 – Marrow
Marrow Pain passes membranesslyly smilesteeth blackened, daggeredbite through timespit-splatter into lifetimesbeyond bodies Karmic lessons danglelike keys fromsoul locksif I listen I canhear them clang It’s the decipheringthat’s difficultthe surround-soundof trauma is deafening So I look for the mouths nowon pain’s shifting facesstick out my armlet them clamp down When bone breaksI know I have the… Continue reading Poem 229 – Marrow
Poem 222 – Ritual
Ritual I pull the twisting line of lavender sagesmoke over my heart with the strong backboneand supple edges of a turkey feather Help me, I whisper into the burning curl of moving shadow when I try to touch the smoke it curves around my fingersa reshaping wispbecoming more itself as it liftsspreads and dissipates into… Continue reading Poem 222 – Ritual
VANESSA SHIELDS 