by Anne-Marie Spittle | Dec 11, 2007 | Poetry
Fear taps on my eyelids Asking me to open them To a world of darkness But I refuse “Go away” say I “Attack another Who having more Needs the bringing down” A tutting ensues My Guardian Angel Sitting in a sunlit corner Raises himself from the woodwork Begins to pace...
by Anne-Marie Spittle | Oct 25, 2007 | Poetry
Let not the sands of time erase our memory Of those lost through the darkness of others Who following a false belief Plunge into the depths of denial At the acts committed for their cause Stand tall Be counted Raise the flag of democracy Love and light Support the...
by Anne-Marie Spittle | Oct 12, 2007 | Poetry
When the dark night calls To the souls disappointments The gulf grows Between yourself and the world They hear you When the cloying emptiness Takes your breath away Your feelings retract Until you are just a molecule They hold you For their heart is large Their...
by Anne-Marie Spittle | Oct 12, 2007 | Poetry
It is we who remain That grieve for our loss In the dark days of emptiness Releasing the dam of self denial Uncorking the bottle of pent up rage Allowing the slow hissing gases To poison the air we breathe Amerced by our own beliefs While the other Free from earthly...
by Anne-Marie Spittle | Oct 12, 2007 | Poetry
I look at you each day and wonder At how strong you are Despite what’s happened to you over the years How you battled through the dark times And made your life the way you wanted it Not how others wanted you to be How you still did what you did despite how you looked...
