Brave Enough

Light goes thin,
but something shifts within;
I wish I were brave enough to know.

Silence stabs,
like I’d said something wrong;
I wish I were brave enough to speak.

Voices rise,
all claiming to be right;
I wish I were brave enough to think.

Whispers from the Walls: More Lonely Poems to Echo…

Mental Fortress

the radiance of my spirit dimmed.

The Cold Chain

it gleamed silver in the muted air

I Exist

to be rescued from this icy place

Whispers from the Scars: More Poems of Survival and Strength…

Beaten and Broken

wrapped me in snug warm wool

Blood Burning

queens snorted and screamed

Danced the Razor’s Edge

with one slice he would see me

Whispers in Miniature: More Micro-Poems to Discover…

Fierce Hunt

gave me a brief moment of rebirth

I Exist

to be rescued from this icy place

When No One Saw and No One Heard

the soil soaked in my hurried hurt