Poems from lets-find-peace-there
And as she lay on her bed
staring up at her ceiling,
starlight filtered through her
window curtains shines
differently.
She looks at...
I wish I could write myself into understanding.
That these gray lead lines
etched on tree flesh like
an ugly tattoo
could inch their way...
Look child, real close now,
do those cracks reach your
unopened eyes?
You really can’t see, can you?
Her skin is not alabaster smooth,
her...
I wish darkness could comfort.That the cloak the moon laysover the sky could reach around mein warm embrace, that the stars couldtwinkle...
I
The first thump is strong,
this reassuring throbbing
and blood rush brings warmth.
II
It’s like the scales are
trying to balance...