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
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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
Poem 221 – Poem note
Poem note Dear Tomorrow – May I remember to keepall the promises I madeto myself today: Start with sageAsk for helpChoose kindnessBe gentle Under the veil of shadowsforgiveness holds a torchlit with the love it’s okayto give to myself.
