Tag Archives: anxiety

word turns – March 3

Posted on April 17, 2018 by landl30

3.30.2018 the words took a left turn on me today, my brain seeing them but not registering.   what does that one mean when do I take it, pills, pills, the grouping that grows   as one thing then another … Continue reading →

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I ran from my dream – May 30

Posted on May 30, 2017 by landl30

5.30.2017 I ran from my dream frightened and denying the images of my mortality   body withering skinnier each day the muscles outlined and my lover aware,   that I thought I would have more time, twenty more plenty enough … Continue reading →

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prayer – April 24

Posted on April 30, 2017 by landl30

————— 4.24.2017 face on the pillow cheeks marked by the oxygen line.   her eyes are down barely open and it scares the hell out of me   what happened to the little girl, precious diamond child, at age forty … Continue reading →

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Lights flashing in the night- February 21

Posted on February 22, 2017 by landl30

Lights flashing in the night, Two cars stopped Going opposite ways And a policeman gesturing.   He looks safe. I worry for him That those he has stopped will do him harm;   Only because he has Chosen to stand … Continue reading →

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taking a moment – February 16

Posted on February 18, 2017 by landl30

2.16.2017 taking a moment to write stop pause and open to the day.   to let flow out what entered in   the cat walking by to sniff and sneeze the dog raising at his name   footfalls careful along … Continue reading →

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alzheimer’s – January 9

Posted on January 15, 2017 by landl30

1.9.2017 a bright face wrestling with the wrath   of mind cells going of life loves passing   of bodily distancing and medical monitoring   and the loss of knowing   if God still loves him. ————————-

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procedure – December 20

Posted on December 23, 2016 by landl30

12.20.2016 it’ll hurt like hell. thanks doctor I reply.   only five seconds but it’ll hurt.   so I say go ahead and grit   and while I wait for it to get worse it’s over. ——————

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lying fallow – December 18

Posted on December 21, 2016 by landl30

12.18.2016 a lying fallow afternoon, nothing of import to do but breathe which should be enough.   for dog whose nose lies on the floor it is a full day’s work   and cat seems to have perfected the art … Continue reading →

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nighttime agita – December 6

Posted on December 7, 2016 by landl30

12.6.2016 nighttime agita wakening stare ceiling gaze with no respite unease   daytime unresolution gnawing at the soul. ——– step back, don’t hack call the times back into sack. ==================

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I fall more now – October 25

Posted on October 26, 2016 by landl30

10.22.2016 I fall more often now on a stair across a pup into a plastic pile and down a slope   my friend fell over his puppies’ feet as they scrambled with the Sunday paper and cup of coffee in … Continue reading →

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