pain – Monarca Rising

Autumn

Art and Poetry by Carmen H Gray Autumn The clouds opened up in October Fay beings in my garden All of the old souls summoned from the cold, misty northlands Landing hither and thither On that one flower that overshadows me It grew from seed, you never know what will happen When you send seeds…
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Parallel Lines

parallel lines by Carmen H Gray I saw those lines running across your soft arms arms that had formed inside my womb arms I bathed arms that glistened in the summer sun arms that were cut and poked and prodded, too I gently placed aloe on those lines and whispered prayers to each of…
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Tenderness

Tenderness by Carmen H Gray Tender darkness with tendrils That reach deep into the aching Kissing our self-pity, rocking our illnesses So sweet and comfortable in our cocoons Tender silence from broken parts Of mauled noises that struck our ears Leaving us thrashing about But you have to be still to hear the softness again…
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Retrospection

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens”-Khalil Gibran Retrospection by Carmen H Gray When, at the end of a day You have given…
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Anger

“Instead of resisting any emotion, the best way to dispel it is to enter it fully, embrace it and see through your resistance.” -Deepak Chopra Anger by Carmen H Gray Who am I to speak of kindness and love? I held everyone else’s anger And thought that I, being so kind Would transform the danger Of…
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Letting Go

A Letter To The House by Carmen H Gray Thank you for providing a blank slate at first for us. The yard was dead and ugly. The inside was dreary and dark. We transformed your stagnant state into rich colors of children’s laughter, joyful gatherings of family and friends, a place to watch my children…
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The Lightness In You

The Lightness In You by Carmen H Gray Out of the darknesses Under the scruff and froth Beyond the bounds of heartlessness Bursts a sanctified and transcendental light It was always there Waiting patiently outside of your line of sight For the greatest depths in this life Are not experienced In the luxurious lack of…
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Rebel

“When you cease to exist, then who will you blame?”-Bob Dylan Rebel by Carmen H Gray Turn, turn, turn Me around my whereabouts I am dizzy from the spinning I am just as confounded As the next person Here in this convoluted space Where anger is the easiest Reflex Underneath the throbbing Is the underbelly…
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Full of Grace

“Let everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going No feeling is final”-Rainer Maria Rilke Full of Grace by Carmen H Gray In your darkest hours I have whispered in my mind The words of a prayer from my childhood Vestiges that stayed with me From that patriarchal system Because She is the…
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Golden

“The rest of us watch from beyond the fence as the woman moves with her jagged stride into her pain as if into a slow race.”-Margaret Atwood Golden by Carmen H Gray I heard a crack in the giant ship That held us through the turbulent waters Every cell inside me wanted to claim The…
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