Katy Daixon : Writing

"I'm Wishing My Days Away"

"I'm Wishing My Days Away"

A Poem by Katy Daixon


Lyric from Walking on the Moon by The Police
Mona's Secret

Mona's Secret

A Poem by Katy Daixon


You greet me, hand extended, unableto pull your eyes above my neck.You're excited--the alcoholI smell lubing the inner workingsof your scattered artis..
Harvest

Harvest

A Poem by Katy Daixon


After "Prepare" by Danielle Grace Warren
Orphanage/Children's Hospital: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Orphanage/Children's Hospital: Port-au-Prince, Hai..

A Poem by Katy Daixon


I wear white, butit feels like mud;and they cry.Every day,they cryand screamtheir pain,wanting warmthwhen I am cold.There are no coosnor giggles,just ..
Swallowing Memories

Swallowing Memories

A Poem by Katy Daixon


I used to clap my handsfor Jesus--filling my soulwith praise and love--for someone I was sure existed.I took it in--body and blood--soaked up sermon w..
Friendship Profiled

Friendship Profiled

A Poem by Katy Daixon


She types her emotions through letters on a screen that lack sympathy and passion. Fingering a keyboard is easy,passive, direct exchange avoided. You ..
Kali Ma

Kali Ma

A Poem by Katy Daixon


In the darkest of dark,the baby opens its eyesas the ticking clock stops.The air turns bitter.Outside, guns are silencedas men fall to their knees.Wom..