words – Deb Hawken

Out of the Dark

When you’re struggling you feel the sensuous voice of the darkness trying to dim your light, often using the voices of those around you. This was my response. Be your own light Deb xx

LifeIs in the cornersIt is in the spaces between thingsIn the words we don’t say and the actions we don’t takeLife is inThe closed doors we open and the open doors we ignoreThe thoughts we don’t voice and the ideas we don’t pursueIn the wrong dreamsThe wrong roadsThe poor choicesOr the right onesLife is inTheContinueContinue reading “Words: Life”

Numbers!

I’m concerned by my numbersThey’re not adding up goodYet when I started to writeI didn’t need numbersTo know where I stoodNow I need all the numbersI can get on my statsOr my mood as a writerGets ever so flatAnd I worry I’m boringAnd worry I’m blandOr is there a secretI don’t understandI know that aContinueContinue reading “Numbers!”

Shot of Truth?

Michael Neill’s inspiring work emphasizes the impact of thoughts and words on our actions and the world. Reflecting on the history of war and present conflicts, he urges self-awareness and control of our thoughts. His personal experience reinforces the profound influence of our thoughts and the importance of managing them.

Enigma

Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Darkness that is cold and lonelyWords that keep the past aliveEvoking dreams of once and onlyA verse to help our language thriveLiving through a world of rhymeReleasing souls once trapped by barsFreed by stanzas line by lineSo they can dance among the starsA poet’s jobTo plumb the feelingsEmotions areContinueContinue reading “Enigma”

Merry-Go-Round

Photo by Levi Damasceno on Pexels.com Written many years ago, this was an exploration of why poets don’t right, trying to express the fear of sharing something from deep in your soul with strangers who may or may not understand. All writing is personal, but to me poetry really is me, rather than just wordsContinueContinue reading “Merry-Go-Round”