Tyrannical, my father’s reign; the ensuing understanding of relationship dynamics twisted. Violence and threats peppered with “I love you”, as if one was synonymous with
Tag: relationship
Raven and Snake
That day, crossing the parking lot, raven swooped past, snake in clasp – I took it as a sign, hurried my steps. The ward nurse
The Toll
Am not the woman my children once called Mother – can see the disappointment in their anger-blotched expressions, feel the constraint in their voices –
On a Diet
I dined on your expectations, enticed by the spice of your words – insatiable this hunger for approval. Mistook self-assuredness for wisdom – how bitter
Love is a Triangle
Balanced sustenance – a recipe I seek, but my mate is needy, treasures extremes, pulls, tugs – despite the resistance, the doubt, I will succeed.
Black Hole
All relationships have walls, the therapist offered Walls, I could handle – build a ladder, scale – seems there was no help for the vortex
