I place holds at the library / I want to read more books / But I can’t go pick them up / Even though it's necessary

A mountain stream / Is like a dream / Beautiful and bright / Like a starry night

Dark clouds crowd above / Graupels pelt my umbrella / Rush home to the fire

You just keep growing / Ever showing / My failure to keep up

Staccato / Drumbeats / Matching my pulse

Pine scented candles / Wafting delight through the air / Eggnog in my mug

You wanted to control me / And you did / Very successfully / Now I am unable to breathe / Through the reality and agony

The world dressed and waiting / In brilliant winter white

You call me names / I don’t care / I’ll break your chains / Escape your snare

Wrapped in your sweater / Warmth and security holds me / Things might not get better / But I am cared for by somebody

What would happen if no one lied? / If no one tried… / To hide

... going? I'm finding this week incredibly tough. I've even been struggling with simply spelling (I nearly spealt it encredably) <-- this is my spelling when I'm worn out. #napodpomo #napodpomo2023

All my dreams come true / Shimmering pearls and white gown / Ring clamped on finger

I feel weary / A little sad / But mostly tired / Empty / Powerless / Alone

Far down in the sea waits a maiden / A maiden of skin so fair / For her hero to venture there

... Canadian Navy during the Cold War. His military identification was 26434-H. #poem #poetry #photography #cwh #writing #napodpomo #podcast #napodpomo2023 #remembrance #remembranceday #veteran

Shelled buildings crumble / Haze of unrelenting heat / Razed city called home

Content Warning: Holocaust. It’s a cloudy day in Mauthausen / The sky is dark and grey

... always shocked at how high my voice is. I was always a tom-boy and picture myself as being somewhat in the non-binary sphere yet my voice is undeniably soprano. #napodpomo #napodpomo2023 #podcasting

I am going to war / Some things are worth / Much fighting for