by Mary E. Lowd
Scheming, scheming
Piper is dreaming
Of glorious trouble
Glittering rubble
All caused by claws Continue reading “The Cat and the Christmas Tree”
Category: Poem
Shoreless
by Mary E. Lowd
Without a shore
A wave curls inward
Flies outward
Nowhere to land
Everything stored Continue reading “Shoreless”
His Smile
by Mary E. Lowd
Like it literally hurts him to smile
But he’s doing it anyway
For you Continue reading “His Smile”
The Amount of Praise
by Mary E. Lowd
The amount of specific and varied
Sincere praise that is offered Continue reading “The Amount of Praise”
Echoes
by Mary E. Lowd
I can’t always tell the difference between us
And it makes me want to scream Continue reading “Echoes”
Like a Phone
by Mary E. Lowd
I feel like a phone whose battery
Has a maximum capacity
Of 20% Continue reading “Like a Phone”
Taken for Granted
by Mary E. Lowd
You used to be someone I planned with
But now you’ve become someone I manage Continue reading “Taken for Granted”
Stream of Consciousness
by Mary E. Lowd
An essay of thoughts I composed
When my thoughts
Were more pictures than words
But that I’m finding my way
Back through now Continue reading “Stream of Consciousness”
All in My Head
by Mary E. Lowd
If it’s all in my head
Then maybe
Through sheer force of willpower
I can fix it Continue reading “All in My Head”
You’ve Touched Me
by Mary E. Lowd
I thought I was happy
When I refused to let the pain
Overtake me Continue reading “You’ve Touched Me”