“Commit”
Resistance alights,
from the first thought, a candle,
to brighten the dark.
Steve D
Resistance alights,
from the first thought, a candle,
to brighten the dark.
Steve D
Elevated bed.
Pretend castle tower, or
playhouse, or hideout.
Steve D
Self-contained living.
Neighborly hiking visits.
Communal outdoors.
Steve D
Combat turtlenecks,
attempt to project power,
yet reveal cowards.
Steve D
Footsteps echoing
all along boarded walkways,
found in safe harbor.
Steve D
Brine and seaweed flood
pool in sand with ebbing tides
in miniature.
Steve D
Family, neighbors,
come together to foster
sense of belonging.
Steve D
Scratch of pen or blade,
left to stain, or sting, the skin,
and be remembered.
Steve D
What keeps you in place,
reticence? Or do you wait,
for the bell to toll?
Steve D
Furious orders,
known policies dismantled,
just to sow chaos.
Steve D