Born in ’34
passed away in twenty ten
at 3:28
empty house and spirit gone
but always knowing you’re here
Tanka #23: Vacant Spaces
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Tanka #22 Free Fall
I jumped off the cliff
assured to land in blue sea
weightless carefree fall
on God’s wings no harm can come
grass kissed my toes welcome home
Tanka #21 Dead-End Dream
Memories that hurt
need to be dropped in cement
as it pours and dries
Or injected in road kill
dead flesh I would drive over
Tanka #20 Emerge
Awakening from new dreams
old hallway sunshine drawings
light smothers darkness
fearlessly opening doors
where nightmares buried themselves
Tanka #19 Rest in Pieces
In memoriam
living and breeding poison
in memoriam
tip-toeing on blood stained glass
buried abuse masked as love
Tanka #18 Let Go
remember balled fists
hold negative energy
dark, heart-eating worms
crawl free when my wounded palms
open and release in love
Tanka #17 Believe
One day I stalked me
hid behind facades and fronts
whispered between lies
I’m more than a conqueror
who can do all things through Christ
Tanka #15 Gloria
I miss my mother
fix-it and handle-it ways
centrifugal force
for all that was good and right
blossomed through her being
Tanka #14 Spoken Silence
my silence is loud
words and wisdom battling
first place on my tongue
syllables spill with each sigh
knowledge dies with each swallow
Tanka #13 Perspectives
fight or flight syndrome
rapid heart beat, mind racing
one last mental blow
moments before my wings spread
bird’s eye view of real sickness