Beach

The dark and swirling black cloud fills the sky with its noxious fumes, Its caustic form stings eyes and darkens minds, We arrived in expectance, Hoping that our stand would weather the onslaught, Yet we leave defeated, And seem unable to find our place in this new...

Incoming!

Half asleep and half in dream…awakened by an awful scene Overhead they seem to scream……above my little room 1, 2 then 3 …..4,5,6,7 hells teeth that might be 8! Explosions all around it feels, shock after shock wave as the walls vibrate And then that very eerie...

A tablecloth and a jigsaw

Dense air blossoms in the drawer to which I am confined. Claustrophobic heat nestles between the layers, like a mouse. I am at the bottom of the hierarchy. Forgotten. Left to dwell upon my own neglect. I am a messenger of dark news for this girl whose lifetime is...

Path of Measurement

Diary Entry: Nov 10th. In lieu of hope, I decide there must instead be prayer. So many have lost the light in this murk. It will be a few degrees warmer than last night, we are told. The chaplain is doing visits tonight but I have declined his attention. His messages...

D-Day

Sunlight danced on watery rocks, Waves caressed the bay, The seagulls circled overhead, Seeing off the day, Mans’ mistakes have scarred the eyes, Of all who came to see, Disaster had befell this land, That was plain to see, The remnants of that bloodshed, Lay strewn...