There Ain’t No More of Me

Aint no more of me to give to you

There ain’t no more of me to give to you. Dry as the desert August wind high hopes for Love to quench There ain’t no more of me for you to pick apart Roadside raven plucked and torn There ain’t no more of me to give to you. My life–a shell of broken promises, A … Read more

The Spaces in Between

Pushing, moving, silent screaming Relinquish the battle within For even the snake waxes anew Yield to renew again Chanted​ ​chorus,​ ​their​ ​chortled​ ​cries Hear​ ​the​ ​sirens​ ​sing Listen​ ​listen​ ​close​ ​enough To​ ​the​ ​spaces​ ​in​ ​between Not​ ​the​ ​snake​ ​nor​ ​the​ ​siren Oh,​ ​the​ ​spaces​ ​give​ ​respite Live​ ​in​ ​that​ ​space​ ​of​ ​stillness The​ ​spaces​ … Read more

Surrender III

Surrender is letting go. Surrender is diving deep into the unknown.  As I settle into a meditation, several minutes pass and the chatter slows while monkey stops jumping from thought limb to thought limb–surrendering my waking mind to the next layer below. I see water circling a drain. It is pulling with great force and … Read more