Submissions by LunaGreyhawk (Jenn_Leigh)

forced from my dream
the one where I am ok
for once
being pulled from the dock
just as I can see my ship
on the horizon  
gritty eyes  
peel back the curtains of slumber
at the very moment
of impact
where the weight of me
flies back into my bones
from wherever the fuck it hides  
whenever I can finally sleep
 
“the new day is what you make of it!”
my therapist’s phantom voice
shrieks in my ear
like the Saturday morning alarm
I forgot to turn off Friday night
but...
  ...

the tightness settles into my eyes  
gauzy, jewel-toned shades      
float down to cover my mind      
satin pillows under my head    
chest expands to blow      
the sultry, ancient incense      
from my torched, heavy breath    
     
my hazy soul sighs
long exhale on a cloud
all my pieces draw inward
naked and exposed fully,
my critical eye softens
I see beauty in the rolling landscape;
scars create striking topography,
pleading with desire
for your curious explorations,
the ones I...