Debbie : Writing

Waiting

Waiting

A Poem by Debbie


Waiting Tame I sat With the daylight rolling over me And the evening coming same as usual Like a samurai sword Inside a stand Waiting to be..
Dedicated to Ivy

Dedicated to Ivy

A Poem by Debbie


One day I will be a real girl The kind that mothers do not regret With soft manners and wispy hair Crossed legs, sloping shoulders that you Woul..
Chaining Darwin

Chaining Darwin

A Poem by Debbie


Chaining Darwin I loved you before I heard him land water breaking in tall leaning breaths against the sand always trying to catch up and fai..
Impulse Controls

Impulse Controls

A Poem by Debbie


Impulse controls One day I might just take up smoking Just for the safety net it provides for the fingers Instead of shoving them deep in my po..
City Falls

City Falls

A Poem by Debbie


City falls What right do you have to whisper lamentations to me Your charity has only been that sifted bit of time leftover Emailed, encrypted ..
Dogs of summer

Dogs of summer

A Poem by Debbie


Aye dog Sit there with your back furred Ears cocked listening to what Spanish I might fire off Kitchen cooked words I can only use to address th..
Cambien

Cambien

A Poem by Debbie


Cambien I am sleeping Tendering the hours, clasping night as if I were an infant needing its sustenance I have no patience for the web of word..
Ohm

Ohm

A Poem by Debbie


Ohm… They tell you stupid things Like Everything has its reason Mantras I could wring my neck like a chicken With so much deep breath..
Worship

Worship

A Poem by Debbie


Worship This night is edgy with gilt Rainstorm perplexed by the clouds over the city We stay lit up like this 24-7 Seatbelt firmly fastened A..
I am thinking of you

I am thinking of you

A Poem by Debbie


I am thinking of you I. Why the hell Did you decide then That the great bounce The huge cascading fall Was worth Breaking your skin again ..