Sapphus : Writing

Nothing to cure

Nothing to cure

A Poem by Sapphus


They ask me why I don't react these daysI say I'm an old man nowHell doesn't burn me anymoreNor does rain cool meBlood was blood when it was redNow le..
Canvas

Canvas

A Poem by Sapphus


A wilderness in whiteThe canvas of these walls closes in on meThey squirm as I spill my few bloodied thoughts on them.Discoloring their whiteness.
Meditation on mirror

Meditation on mirror

A Poem by Sapphus


Held in by the glassReflected in reverse, I aminverted heart mimicking meTwo taut dimensions obliterating my thirdThere's no depth to me, I ambreath a..
Meditation on Meditation

Meditation on Meditation

A Poem by Sapphus


Eyes closed? Eyes opened? Kneeling or reclining? Or simply wining and dining? In silence or in song Or in midst of milling throngs? Staying stil..
Dead Cold

Dead Cold

A Poem by Sapphus


I fly on a chariot Horses winged in flight Cloud cushions Dying light The air thining out My lungs fight No heaven here Just a silence whit..
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

A Poem by Sapphus


Happy New Year Bright Happy New Year Light Happy New Year Delight Happy New Year Moonlight Happy New Year Midnight Happy New Year Allright Ha..
Leaving

Leaving

A Story by Sapphus


When you told me you were leaving it was a blow like no other blow. Like a Bulldozer slammed in my face. Like a heavy bookshelf fell on me. Like a roa..
Love is

Love is

A Poem by Sapphus


Love is A season A day An hour A minute A nanosecond But not eternal Love is wind Love is dust Love dies
Ceiling fan

Ceiling fan

A Story by Sapphus


The days are whirring past like my ceiling fan and I can hardly make out one from the next or the next or the next. The days just whirr past unseen. L..
Be careful with yourself

Be careful with yourself

A Poem by Sapphus


Be careful with yourself Just as you are careful with others And thats all I have to say..... Be careful with yourself