The Alone

The Alone

The Alone   One Room, four walls, two windows, one door and one bed. The Alone Minimal Silent   To survive in The Alone acceptance is mandatory No choice Letting go Floating, untethered Existing in a void rather than a place   Dry and suffocating The...
Grief Allayed

Grief Allayed

Grief Allayed I lay here in my bed and grieve for what I may not have – for love of spouse and smile Of child and ties bound close to fellow man. These are good things, my heart cries out, and yet I am denied much of the happiness of earth. How can the great...
Melissa’s World

Melissa’s World

Melissa’s World Each day my room’s eternally A prison and infirmary It’s not a choice that’s up to me Relentlessly I miss my family, lost my friends The list of losses never ends My body breaks, my spirit bends Relentlessly I’ve tried it...
I Miss…

I Miss…

I Miss…   “I’ll pick you up in 5.” “I’ll be outside.” … I miss spontaneity.   Work was my oxygen. Managing, Teamwork, Sharing, Training … Gone Manager, Vice President, President … Invisible. Committees, Meetings, Flights … Absent. …  I miss work. I miss...