NEW DIRECTIONS  by Annsofi Hjärtström

Letting go of my addiction to sadness I will redirect my mind Towards the sunshine port I will look for more cracks Where the light can come in As Leonard Cohen sings I will be open to a deeper and broader Part of myself Dissolving the walls of the box I have placed myself in…

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RASPBERRY PIE by Kristi Kirby

Raspberry pie Love comes alive Inside Hidden tears Released all fears Switching gears Electromagnetic waves Crust is below us On the edge Vibrating Fast lane Cartooning Thin cord holds Safely the Harness Special effects Illusions Resolutions Human torch Flaming flesh Even more Desirable Mental energy Connects to Heart intellect The brain of our Heart That…

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TAPESTRIES by Maria M. Consiglio

The time has come that contains all of our fears Surrounded , by flowers And rainbows and tears Weaved , in the threads, in a cloth of warm and cold and so full of fears, we sit we think,Between the thorns and the the most beautiful rose.where has she gone where ? Just never thought…

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LONG AGO LOST by Caroline Jamieson

Abandonment.. the life blood is being sucked out of me and terror is is all encompassing, doom falls like a thick darkness enveloping and there are no cracks… A thick wooden door slams shut and panic sets in and there is nowhere to hide.. No breath in my lungs. Abandonment.. A scorpios tail.. never knowing…

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NOT KNOWING WHAT’S GOING ON by Jen Curry

Not sure what’s going on. Time melts like snowflakes. Landing upon my tongue. Grounded angel makes, one feel so young. Blending in, disappearing. Winding rivers of belief. Field of vision mountaineering, cheering for one more, motif. Allowing winter’s grief. Ice crystals soften Through warm stream talking Prophet, guru goddesses snow print’s walking Whispering cues. As…

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THE VOICE by Susan Byrnes

I have a voice That used to tell me You can’t have You can’t go You can’t be It told me No one really likes you And nothing really matters But was that my true voice Or was it my fear It was my voice It was my fear But I am no longer In…

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UNTIL YOU RETURN by Di Klepac

I HAD IT ALL AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING AT ALL BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN EMPTY ADDICTION TO LIFESTYLE IS MORE ADDICTIVE IT SEEMS THAN CHEMICAL ADDICTIONS WHO YOU ARE WITH OR WHO YOU ARE SEEN WITH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EGO BUT IT FEEDS YOUR EGO SO IT IS ALL THE SAME REALLY…

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SUNRISE, SUNSET: HOPE ANDFAITH by DK Linda

Every 24 hours the sun rises over the horizon. Sometimes it’s impeded by clouds— the darkness envelopes the light— yet, it’s only for a little while. We know it’s just there trying to break through— just briefly out of sight… and that’s a comforting thought. If we can hold on for just 24 hours more…

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