Closed

 at a certain point

I shutter my windows 

protect my glass

from storms that aren’t mine

I’m sorry but 

this is how I survive 

Light My Fire

I‘ve been all 

smoke and embers 

since I’ve lost oxygen 

flame choked out

soaked with gallons

watery tears

bring the kindling

ignite me

Unraveling

wound up

I try to gather  

my loose strings

frayed messy ends

but you find a thread

pull me 

and here I am

 unraveling in front of you  

My Paper Crane

 I would unfold your stress when you’re complicated 

 like origami 

 intricate and overlapping

made pretty for the world

I will smooth your creases

 

Bargaining with Depression

a check list

meditation

candlelight bath

what to I have to trade

to be functional again  

I Don't Know Her

 this reflection 

she’s a lost bundle of scars

who used to show power

pride, competence 

now barely recognizable  

broken down 

knowing she’ll never return

not in the same way

Tourguide

 you taste like the rain

or how it feels to

hike along a riverbed 

you give me a map

until I have the time 

to memorize 

the trails of your body