Hailey Rebecca McNutt

Hailey Rebecca McNutt Jan 2019

From failure
Sparks
New birth;
Out of ashes
We rise
Aflame,
Fists raised
Up,
Hope held
High

#pheonix #fire #new #birth #beginning #rebirth

Hailey Rebecca McNutt Jan 2019

My mind sings
Of sonnets,
Laments
And soliloquy
That all reveal
One epiphany:
Not all the words in this world
Can do justice
To a love
Such as this

#literature #words #love #romance #meaning

Hailey Rebecca McNutt Jan 2019

Resolution

Worry
Pounds like rain;
I force myself
To remember
That stormclouds
Are thick with rage
Just before they break
And calm returns to the earth
As the storm recedes,
As it will in me

#healing #resolution #storms #worry #anxiety #doubt #love #recovery

Hailey Rebecca McNutt Jan 2019

PTSD

His calming word:
“Stay”
Her Anxious fear:
“Go”
Walking a tightrope
Between fear
Of abandonment
And the present promise
Of safety

#ptsd #fear #relationships

Hailey Rebecca McNutt Jan 2019

Foreign Affliction

I cough
And feel the sickness
Rise
And wonder
How many babies
Ache
From the same
Affliction
But are not
Treated
Because of their
Race
Or place
Of origin

#refugee #sickness #help #socialwork #love #aid

Hailey Rebecca McNutt Jan 2019

Pen and Paper

Black
May seem dreary,
But it is
The color of ink,
The river
Of creation
That makes
Stories
Soar

#pen #paper #writing #collections #meaning #love

Hailey Rebecca McNutt Jan 2019

Priorities

I would rather
Hunt you down
And excavate
known treasure
Than spend a lifetime
Chasing the rumor
Of satin and gold

#treasure #hunting #love #commitment