life.

i am the cloud spinner
who breathes a great fog through the mountains
with ever breath 
in 
and out
i am the sky shaker
with every mighty clap of my hands 
the heavens give way 
i am the sun tender
with each day
i light the fire that brings you warmth
with every evening 
i slowly fade it into the colors of the night sky
i am the world around you child
i am love and hate
storm and sun
i am rath of the ocean 
and mercy of the sky 
i am the heat of the desert child
i am the fridgid moutain cold
i am the breath of each and every living thing
my child
i am life. 


 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker