“One day, I watched the sun setting forty-four times......You know...when one is so terribly sad, one loves sunsets.” -The Little Prince I came across this quote from The Little Prince, and I cannot stop thinking about how much the sky has always spoken to me…I went back and counted all of the sunset pictures I … Continue reading March 2, 2023
Author: Doree
Grief Out Loud. Art. Life
Talking to you…Little Moments 2/27/23
Rain, Snow, and Thunder The weirdest thing happened this morning, or maybe, not in your opinion. I woke up to pouring rain, and thunder. The distant type, that pulls you into a lonely melancholy. Before I threw back my covers, I imagined the snow completely melted away with puddles and muddy foot holes. I could … Continue reading Talking to you…Little Moments 2/27/23
Stripped Down – January 19, 2023
The light twinkles In a reflection Of all the things I have been and want to be It’s lonely looking out the door Once you’ve decided to leave Walking over the ashes Of everything that stood in the way Spitting and thrashing Hating it all Really hating it all Pounding Always in the same spot … Continue reading Stripped Down – January 19, 2023
Let it Go Off on a Breeze – January 5, 2023
The hush of grief Can be found in the sorrow The dichotomy Of a loneliness Everybody touches Waiting in-between moments To be recognized Remembered The little things dropping away Melting into feelings Resurfacing Where everything dances I mean absolutely everything When I start to see it… I open my eyes And Let it go off … Continue reading Let it Go Off on a Breeze – January 5, 2023
Worlds Collide – December 18, 2022
It’s only fair, I let them in. But if I didn’t say anything, no one would ever know… I’m going to do it, I want them to know. Then, why is it so hard? Because these two things have never existed together. They don’t know each other. But they do. They are one in the … Continue reading Worlds Collide – December 18, 2022
Tense – August 12, 2022
Twirling my hair into knots And swimming through shadows I toss and turn Until my brain melts into Oblivion
Talking to you…Antihistamine 11/4/22
I have a lot of time, on days like today. My eyes get blurry and unfocused when they have to pump me full of medicine to stop the reaction from the other medicine. So, I annoyingly drift between sleep and awake. Seven hours to be exact. The nurse that visits when the pump needs to … Continue reading Talking to you…Antihistamine 11/4/22
Incognito – September 12, 2022
I had become Incognito To myself For so long The strands of my hair No longer curled in any direction Convincing me of all the things and thoughts I did not need Or want Or care about Not knowing myself good enough To realize a touch That burned My faltered ego And left me speechless … Continue reading Incognito – September 12, 2022
October 21, 2022
If one didn’t change. Didn’t ever move into new spaces. I would suspect they had ceased to exist. Not as a person, but in the metaphysical sense.
Oblivion – July 7, 2022
I left you standing By the house Where I took your clothes And made sure They burned Letting my own Fall ragged Until their seams Tattered And frayed Lost In a failed American Gothic Grounded somewhere On a planet Far, far away
Opus – August 17, 2022
The little fragments of moments When a thought creeps in Is usually when it hits the hardest. On levels you’ll never understand But you could… If maybe, you opened your mind But we’ve been through this a thousand other times And yet, you decide to put me in my place Where I’ve always stayed But … Continue reading Opus – August 17, 2022
Talking to you…7/27/22
Credit: James Webb Space Telescope Hello, after a long pause…I haven’t quit writing. I just needed a break for a bit. A project is brewing (it seems like it’s on the other side of the world), and has been my focus as of late. I hope the two worlds collide someday, but I’m just not … Continue reading Talking to you…7/27/22
Verklempt – June 6, 2022
Writing is hard right now I don’t want to share my feelings And gosh, my thoughts I don’t know why it’s so hard sometimes And so easy others I feel this invisible barricade Or it flows so freely All I know is The difference Feels the same in my gut
A Ponder – May 5, 2022
Is it the mind that wanders Or life that moves…
Talking to you…Rabbit Hole 5/2/22
I was sitting here, in my partially comfy hospital recliner. Half awake and half in a drugged out Benadryl stupor when a woman’s voice came over the loud speaker for the whole hospital to hear. It sounded very scripted and “robot-esque”. Can you hear it? “FIRST RESPONDERS - MEDICAL EMERGENCY - CLINIC - FIRST FLOOR … Continue reading Talking to you…Rabbit Hole 5/2/22
Smile – April 22, 2022
I lay in bed In the twilight Before one is fully awake That is when I seem to remember my dreams I told you some things Some things About numbers And you seemed to take me seriously But I haven’t heard from you since And you had nothing more to say Your smile was pretty … Continue reading Smile – April 22, 2022
RunAway – April 20, 2022
I’ve Noticed They run away Scatter Blow like leaves Schools of fish Disturbed By a single pebble I don’t have to speak Just an essence And run away bicycles Feet flying off peddles It is not easy To live in a land Where you flutter away
Glitter – April 13, 2022
It's the minutia of spots All around me A minefield Of pollen Falling like stars Blowing up Like dust Rolling thunder Over that hill It’s gone It’s all gone
A Blind Heart’s Silhouette – March 4, 2022
The dark light Silhouettes my arms, so I know they are there The touch that falls to the ground Walking With steps Dragging on… Past each and every moment I could have stopped And let you in Flown home to your call It ticked Past my bedtime I dreamt of you And dream of you … Continue reading A Blind Heart’s Silhouette – March 4, 2022
Talking to you…3/21/22
PARTS AND PIECES Gift Here comes the red Dodge again. Parking itself in my memories. It was a snowy day, and probably icy too. The neighborhood where our street address had a nice ring to it, 802 Park Lane. One, of two houses I remember the full street address. Same neighborhood as the baby bird, … Continue reading Talking to you…3/21/22
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