The darkness never breaks, The shadow never lifts. Thoughts flutter in fog Unable to escape. The weight of […]
Anxiety
You can run Across dead leaves, Through naked trees In a dusk lit woodland Off the trail, Away […]
Disconnected, Isolated: Alone. Solitary confinement In a crowded room. Avoiding eye contact, Yearning for a touch. Afraid of […]
Brush the moss off your shoulders, Take flight, old nomad, Though your feet have taken root. They call […]
I’ve felt old and ancient Since I was 12 years old, Worn out, road weary, For reasons unexplained […]
I await their decision Not knowing what to do, Its out of my hands now. They weigh and […]
I’m alone, by myself, in a crowd of people, anxiety, and suffering. 4/14-4/23/17 This poem started life as […]
High water rising, Gently caress my collar bone, Drip drops and patient streams Wear away granite stones. Darkness […]
When does it become too much to bear? Flood gates threaten to burst, Held whole by will alone, […]
Wrapped in a blanket, Warm, safe; nothing can hurt me. Don’t want to get up. 10/22/2016
John W. Leys 