In the darkness I take a seat I listen and I hear The steady pounding of a heart beat The ones I love sleep soundly near As sleep settles in I am kept awake A blank face turns from a grin My mind feeling chaotically made It’s time for rest My body would say ButContinue reading “In the dead of night”
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Motherhood in a nutshell
It’s late, and it grows later as I bounce my 1 year old to sleep in her bouncer. My arm draped over the arm of the couch to gently push her chair up and down. We have all been very sick, a nasty cold. Everyone is tired, but feels too shitty to sleep. But asContinue reading “Motherhood in a nutshell”
Come on in
Night beckons me to sleep, The mixed emotions of dreams that await me are unknown Will it be fear, anxiety, anger, or the faint longing of a passing by? Last night was anxiety, unease, feeling impressed, and then being ignored. Wishing for just one glimpse of a gaze, An acknowledgment of my existence. Reality isContinue reading “Come on in”
The calm dark
The air is still, I feel it. I feel the calm in the darkness, I feel sweet relief in the silence. As I lay my head to my pillow, I smell the comfort of freshly washed sheets, I am wrapped in warmth; body, soul and mind. I know we will all sleep soundly in theContinue reading “The calm dark”
Ink & Embers 