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06 Dec 2020 Leave a comment
in December 2020, poetry Tags: kindness, love, poem, poems, poet, poetry, writing community, writing poetry
In a world of no margin
we can feel very alone
struggling against the world
ever increasingly stressful
But what if I told you
that a single word or deed
of kindness towards another
could mean survival
So many are on the precipice
of giving up hope
giving up their lives
giving in to sadness and grief
Loss of normalcy
isolation
death of life
as they knew it
One word one deed
of true kindness to another
just to show
they are not alone
15 Nov 2020 2 Comments
in November 2020, poetry Tags: mental health, poem, poems, poetry, writing, writing community
So tired these days
in so many ways
in body, in spirit, in mind
peace is hard to find
So much pressing in
spreading me thin
another task on the pile
just want to rest awhile
So much noise all around
hate and division abound
everyone feels out of control
can I just crawl into a hole
So many clients seen every week
my voice tired so hard to speak
try to help them feel stronger
not sure I can any longer
So tired every day
in every conceivable way
hoping for something to lighten the load
to keep on walking down this road
08 Nov 2020 Leave a comment
in November 2020, poetry Tags: change, constant change, poem, poems, poet, poetry, writing poety
We fight against it
fear all phases
worry about outcomes
want to control
Resistance is futile
change continues always
ever constant
always present
We push back harder
hoping to avoid
wanting to keep
what we think we need
Universe pushes back
we struggle to stop it
afraid of what we
may become
Universe knows better
all life
all growth
needs change
Be calm
accept what is
let go of what was
become new
18 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in October 2020, poetry Tags: mental health, pandemic poetry, poem, poems, poet, poetry, poetry writing, writing, writing poetry
Like sandpaper
everything feels rough
little bits being shaved off
under constant frustration
Grating changes
lack of control
nothing is normal
feeling untethered
Constant exposure
whether we know it
or not
to possible infection
Affecting home
work school
relationships
entire lives
Everyday more
grating and grinding
pushing towards explosions
repetitive frustration
11 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in October 2020, Write In The Flow Tags: anxiety, fears, mental health, phobias, poem, poems, poetry, writing poetry
By Robin McNamara
By Robin McNamara
Like a depressed version of
Rodan’s Sculpture, the Thinker-
I’m hunched up with an unfolding
Mind. Out escaped everything.
Fears, anxiety and phobias,
All scattered everywhere.
I almost tripped over my
Arachnophobia in haste to
Escape my coulrophobhia.
It’s no joke really-
That… film, I can’t watch IT.
And that song 99 Red Balloons?
Definitely can’t listen to that.
I tried to take a walk but-
My Agoraphobia said,
“I’m back bitch.”
So the black dog started
To whine incessantly,
Inside my head.
And yep, you’ve guessed it-
My phobia: cynophobia did
Not help matters at all.
Now I’ve gone barking mad.
31 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in August 2020, poetry Tags: poem, poems, poet, poetry, writing
A story of lingering
Haunting scent
hangs heavy in heat
memories of forgotten evil
moonlight bathes pieces of alabaster
all that remains now
a-da-na-ta soul no more
souls so we may live
souls that live to serve
a-da-nv-do spirit unseen
we move in the scent
of mimosa
A poem based on the first short novel I self-published in 2013, Mimosa, on the ancient lines of protector and taker in the land of the Cherokee.
18 Nov 2019 2 Comments
in November 2019, poetry Tags: poem, poems, poetry, poets, retrograde, writing
Retrograde
backwards
mistakes
delays
Or is it a pause?
Time given for reflection
correction
planning
communication
Or is it for truth telling?
Unwinding the lies
from ourselves
from others
digging deeper
Or is it preparation?
Rebuilding strength
gaining clarity
managing emotion
sitting in it
Retrograde
acknowledgement
understanding
truth telling
25 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in June 2013, poetry Tags: lies, poems, truth
Another of my Poetry Club poems:
I never tell the truth
and I care too much what people think
writing makes me sick
and reading is only a chore
I don’t believe in love
or that forever can exist
that you only live once
and life is just a bore
I don’t wish to be happy
and I never think I can succeed
but if you believe any of this poem
a mental readjustment is what you need
(The prompt for this poem was to write a poem about yourself in which nothing is true)
18 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in July 2013, poetry Tags: borrowed poetry, poems, poetry
When I have fears that I may cease to be
and then I say when nothing is there
except silence, they have only cries and fears
no matter that alone am I
where screams may never cease
and longing to just be
(Written with the high school poetry club that I sponsor. I will be posting all the poems written with the club over the next few weeks)
09 Aug 2010 Leave a comment
in August 2010, poetry Tags: poems, poet, poetry, writing
Time to begin anew something different begin again
starting over new space all fresh and clean
a place to grow branches of the soul reaching out
this is what beginning anew is all about
New words new lines new phrases of the heart
shared with all who wish to be a part
starting anew feeling completely free
come and share this new journey with me
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