When I opened the window The air came in fresh to greet me And I resisted I did not want to take a breath And fill my lungs with this air It was full of hope and peace It would... Continue Reading →
As I sit with the book of my life, I feel so lost in thought Many pages I do not want to look at Many pages don't feel like they belong in this book But one very different, very separate... Continue Reading →
The sirens were whailing Cries of darker times Was it someone in distress Or a house on fire? Lives destroyed with a siren Blackouts and forgotten locations Trauma triggered Don't look back Don't look back Don't look back Death On... Continue Reading →
Hiding under my brim I peer out at the world Guarded and isolated, wondering if I should let anyone in I've build up these walls That I abandon and run scared from, any time someone gets too close The walls... Continue Reading →
I knew this day would come When we'd face your life being done I just didn't think it'd be so soon or like this Your swooshy tail and loving paw I will surely miss My heart is breaking as I... Continue Reading →
I yell at the sky And numb away the pain There's not much difference between My cries and the birds songs Who's to say that their perky little ballads Aren't in fact screams for help? I don't speak bird And... Continue Reading →
Did we know so much then? We thought we did High on our bootstraps and other things Nothing could stop us Not even watching people die They went down to the ground We went up higher Determined not to feel the... Continue Reading →
It's real to me The value of myself The trueness of my soul The light inside me The growth of my spirit It's finally real to me What a woman's worth What she should expect What I should expect What... Continue Reading →
Gypsy Aurora Musings 