Reach for her across the abyss of indifference – would hold her dear comfort her sorrows – empty promises, I now understand have abandoned her
Freak of Nature
Big Bird, peers called me or Grasshopper – legs longer than torso, exaggerated by the platform shoes of the time. Jumbo Jet, another moniker or
The Heart Remembers
Memories shift, haze like grains of sand dispersing – sentiments heart set. (For RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge: haze/sand. Image from personal collection.)
Treading Trauma
Treading water where barracudas swarm, inject a drop of kindness incite a ravenous threat Quick the decision to bail, shed contamination, resulting terror – shame
Insecurity Resolved
Unnerved by invitations – isolation equates with security – fear the onslaught of questions, the unleashing of a torrent – emotions flooding, crashing through this
Underestimated
Novice, a word that negates experience, knowledge, merit – capability under suspicion. I novice myself frequently, as if vulnerability is a sideline and humility commands
