Has no one yet told her?
They've cut off a limb?
Screamed for mercy..for relief..
Make it end!  so they did.

An injury of flesh
A deep **** long ago.
No mending, nor cleaning
Only concealed not to show.

Who cares? she thought..
Everyone bleeds.
Who is there? she thought..
Better nobody sees.  

And smile, she did
Moving through each pain.
Alone she hid  
If they knew, its the same.

The poison set in
Quiet as death one day.
She looked, blinked twice
And she knew she can't stay.

For the injury now infected
Moved poison through her blood.
All her silence, the despair
Consuming, as a flood..

And then it no longer mattered
How things would look.
The surgeons could see she was dying
Would be her last breath that she took..

Quickly they worked
No more time now to waste..
Better to live a life altered
Than lose all hope and grace.

But has no one yet told her?
They've cut off a limb.
Screamed for mercy..  For relief..
Make it end!  so they did.

I lost a poem today
I thought it profound
captured my confusion
Anchored feet to the ground..

This piece, she flew away
Didn't bother to wave
How I hurt that she left me
Yet her loss a gift gave..

So attached I am
To the stories I weave
Yet gripping so tightly
I can't allow grief to leave..

So you see, my dear poem
She so suddenly was gone
She did not say goodbye
Her gift?  To move on.

I see her there
A dark look in her eye
Smirking at me
Inviting "give it a try"..

My Shadow dares me
Into the ring
Smuggly she grins
Thinks I've nothin to bring..

"You know ur smoked!"
She gleefully taunts
"You wanna spar with me?
I'm fueled by your wants!"

I shuffle my feet
Timidly taking my stance
The first round, a blood bath
That b@tch kicked my A$$

Bruised and beat down
My trainer now pleads
Where is your fight girl?
Ya think I brought you to bleed?!

"But she's mean!" I sob..
As I spit out a tooth
"She breaks every rule!"
"So resentful and uncooth!"

Even still she is
A true part of you
Learn to dance in this ring
Or you, she will rule..

Now I stand with conviction
To face my brutal self
She may take her pound of flesh
But none will leave til its dealt..

We are not so separate
One good, and one bad
We move with congruence
Our conversation now had..

I dodge and I weave
As I feel her wear out
I take a few blows
But I leave her no doubt..

I am in this ring
Til our dealings be done
She may beat me down
But our pieces are one.

The least you can do..
All I'm willing to ask.

The least you can do..
Won't trigger hurts past.

The least you can do..
Allows me my wall.

The least you can do..
Off need's cliff I won't fall.

The least you can do..
Won't harm if you turn away.

The least you can do..
Prepares for when you can't stay.

HE              SHE               WE

Seek shelter through the storm



EYES         CAN'T         SEE

Nature's wisdom as she forms



PARTS          BREAK          FREE

Amongst debrie of broken dreams



NEW       LIFE      BREATHES

Amidst decaying, dead treacheries



WHY          ASK          WHY

Layers pile one upon the last



RAIN       TEARS       DRY

Each new life fed by its past



A        STRANGENESS       TO

This rythm, this bittersweet song



PRIMITIVE        IS        TRUTH

We live and die yet always belong

As my heart looks around
A Sea of Mess to be found..

Cluttered is my mind
A way through, will I find?

Bewildered and unsteady
I begin though not ready..

With no end in sight
Will I win this fight?

Can I stand the reflections
Of limitless imperfections?

Inner space, a safe haven
Yet my world its not saving..

And the work to be done
May not be so much fun..

In me, a child wants play
With tasks she won't stay..

Discipline caused her fear
She resists seeing the mirror..

But perhaps she would find
A reflection not unkind..

Compassion and strength
Companions for the length..

Never alone with the mess
An internal team makes it less..

Of an upsetting event
Echoing so much love sent..

From all goodness known
She will make this her home.

Dear Brother,
Don't be so strong..
Burdened so long..
If I could take..
Away the heart ache..

Dear Brother,
I would your soul..
Ease and console..
Remove the fears..
An Ocean of tears..

Dear Brother,
Powerless we are..
To rescue your star..
Yet see Love prevail..
It Heals without fail..

Dear Brother,
Your heart beats in hers..
Angel near reassures..
God's love wraps around..
Seeming lost before found..

Dear Brother,
Know always in all ways..
God stands by to amaze..
Ivy's heart holds your heart..
We stand as one as our part..