Saturday, June 11, 2011

control

stomach tense
mind races
hands shake

when will this get better?

stop mind.
stop.
stop.
stop.

why won't you listen to me?

I need control.
There is no control.
Need, control

to stop the mind
from traveling down
the dark alleys--
you never come back from.

4 comments:

  1. You have the ability - which I desperately want - to use few words to say very much. I'm in awe. Green with jealousy. Moved to tears.

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  2. I agree with your mom. There is power in your simplicity. The mind is a terrible thing to... combat!

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  3. I'm going to have to get to commenting earlier so Ann and Lauren don't steal what I want to say.
    Your poetry is pretty darn cool girl!

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