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Regret

‘If only,’ I muse staring at nothing My conscience pricking, gnawing, Clutching at my remorseful heart Beating to torturous reminders.   The dark shadows of the past intrude, They creep up silently to my present They overwhelm, threaten to engulf Me in emotions that I have held at bay   …

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You are not alone

Steal the quiet of the Star-spangled night; borrow the calm of the gently lapping sea Let the breeze billow through the trees. Sit; inhale the serenity of the predawn. Let it seep in though the pores of your skin let it run in your veins like a crimson tide, Swashing, …

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My sodden lids

Teetering on the brink of my rim fringed with curling lashes, Dissonant they wait tentatively seeking permission to flow. Perhaps the shadows of the past intrude, impinge on today? Creeping up in weak moments they lay siege on my heart.   My sodden lids bear the brunt of the sorrowful …

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