Poetry
Lisa Charlesworth
I reach out to wish you well on the celebration of your birth, Only to find that you are gone you have left this earth. I missed your funeral by just one day, So, I will have to say goodbye in my own way. Lisa you always shone so bright, Always so cheeky and full…
Read MoreStrong of Spirit
Strong of spirit, Full of woe, Hiding memories in my soul, Time to free them, Time to know, Time to see my life as a whole, Cry my tears, Shed my shame, Heal my trauma, Be whole again, Little Lystari wants to grow, Wants to fly, Wants to crow, Look at me i am real,…
Read MoreWho am I?
I am a mother, I am a wife, I am a daughter, I am a sister, I am a carer, I am a counsellor, I am a confidant, I am a champion, I am a lover, I am a warrior, I am disabled, I am grief, I am fury. I am a very frightened infant,…
Read MoreRemember Your Song
Do I remember my song? It pulses in the rythem of my heart. I feel it ache in my bones. I taste it on my tongue. Do I remember my song? The fragrance of the blossoms remind me. The wind whispers through the trees, “remember”. The earth solid and strong cradles me and croons “remember”.…
Read MoreStaircase
Not again I sigh I brace myself for the climb Stepping up with my right Dragging up my left The first steps I manage Then the ache of strain Begins to build until I am awash with pain I begin to rely on my arms To drag myself up Then feel the alarm Of pain…
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