Church Companion

His absence she feels 

Her husband who isn't there

Sitting in the pew

She offers up a prayer 

To Him on her other side 

05.12.13
©Kerri L. Stanley

Soaky

Little boy in bath
Washing away the dirt
From his day outside
Reminds me of innocence
When he says, "I'm so soaky."

06.01.08

Self Abuse

Walking a fine line
Tiptoeing around edges
Of your dark being
Unable to offer peace
Or repair what is broken

Throwing a lifeline
That you refuse to accept
Trapped in the darkness
Where our love is forbidden
But where you know you’ll still hurt

Your soul burns with fire
Angry and burning of deceipt
Distorting the truths
You can see from your corner
Which you let drop at your feet

Running to nothing
Except all that still haunts you
Stubborn pride traps you
The mirror reflects mistakes
Surrounding you like poison

You think we can’t see
Your visible bleeding wounds
Hidden behind eyes
That can’t sleep a peaceful dream
While crying your silent tears

Turn yourself around
Come away from the edges
Love can’t hold you there
And the fight cannot be won
Until you let yourself heal

05.07.08

Abandonment

To remember them
Like they never went away
In the quiet night
When darkness stole all she had
Brings brief comfort lost to pain

01.18.08