Tag: regret
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Bridges
Bridge to Freedom I hear the melancholy slither of the stream across the stones, I feel the dampness of the wood as it seeps into my bones. My legs dangle through the railings, Dried up mud cocoons my knees, I watch my teardrops salt the water as I cast secrets to the breeze. I feel…
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Let It Go
Long wooden pole Splintered Louse infested Makeshift hook at one end Lowered into the water Blindly splashing about Knowing it’s out there Somewhere – Then – The hook catches something Something…big A pungent smell rising Into the night air Mixed with cold sweat Fear With last ounces of strength Digging heals into the fresh mud…
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Conscious Me
Who am I when I close my eyes and slip to a world of paradise? I am not the she you see by day when desire’s dream has ebbed away, Engulfed in flames of sin I lay, Forgiveness from my God I pray. A wretched soul that claws the wall, At Redemption’s door my footsteps…
Serena Malcolm 