MCS : Writing

No accounting for the weather

No accounting for the weather

A Poem by MCS


Ominous cirrocumulus clouds in the western horizon an on going war in the east icy winds from the north moisture from the south Pouring black s..
Slice of Life

Slice of Life

A Poem by MCS


Memory rips fragments from my mind and places it at my feet these moments I cannot escape I go hungry at these times I’m lucky to be uprig..
Reflections

Reflections

A Poem by MCS


Stone slabs meander through the yard a pathway deeper into the garden winding into the cedars spring slips into summer sun and warmth release a ..
Acta est fibula / The drama has been acted out

Acta est fibula / The drama has been acted out

A Poem by MCS


I’m done weeping my days of wearing my cloak of sadness are behind me life changes come slowly but ever so suddenly one moment there’s ..
Enough is enough

Enough is enough

A Poem by MCS


I’ve drawn the window shades the gloom fitting of my mood Life has left the sweetness out of my time here I’ve learned this mindse..
Open Spaces

Open Spaces

A Poem by MCS


Nothing matters in wide open spaces not the grains of sand, crushed with one’s steps not the sea grasses that bend with the breeze pushing fo..
The way of addiction

The way of addiction

A Poem by MCS


I lit cigarette the dark sky having abandoned me an inhale to calm the nerves befriending a stranger with a strike of a match an inhale to calm the..
Mediterranean Blue

Mediterranean Blue

A Poem by MCS


From my vantage point all is blue and vast I lose myself in its depth sky and sea in equal balance clouds white and wispy overhead I imagine..
Grief

Grief

A Poem by MCS


Anguish is a severed limb blood rushing traumatized flesh needing reconnection cells oxidizing and becoming numb edges blackening and peeling..
Sometimes Words Fail

Sometimes Words Fail

A Poem by MCS


When words fail me they jam against my lips my tongue becoming numb I struggle to speak but nothing A steel lid upon my mouth desperation stir..