Hi, friends!
Usually I release my poems on Sundays from a queue that is 8-12 weeks old. This gives me time to refine, edit, prioritize, and, candidly, not go completely mental from lacking a sufficient “inventory” of poetry to share if I got hit by a bus…
Dark? Yeah, I know.
I wrote this poem 2 weeks ago. So much was in my head. An eclectic montage of ideas: the suffering of the people in Ukraine, Norse mythology, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. How to express these ideas in a way that carried emotional resonance.
Et voilà! This poem was birthed.
I am very interested in hearing how it affected you. I pushed it to the front of the queue for its timeliness and relevance… but I also think it allows different readers to experience it… differently.
Please use the Comment Section below to share your thoughts – thanks!!
-PS Conway ☘ ☘ ☘
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chaos of Ragnarök
while the world disintegrates around me
i am hungry
i am thirsty
shivered in the chaos of Ragnarök
shelter lost in a tempest of violence
i am frightened
i am exposed
on this peak the wind reeks of fire and blood
alone without a mother’s soothing face
no one hugs me
no one loves me
delivered unto night fog’s sloe embrace
discarded detritus cast to this wind
am i garbage?
am i unworthy?
how much have i sinned to earn this penance?
but then, a light in the night speaks my name
and i know…
i am the raven
i am the wolf
the all-father smiles, soft beckons me home
Very timely, so hard to know that so many are living your expression. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much, Dianna! 💙🙏🌹🍷
The poem is the experience of the innocents of this world who are impacted by the decisions and choices of others. I feel for them, for us. Great poem!
Cheers, PS!!! Love this comment. Thanks so much. 💙🙏🍷🌹
So deep and realistic of the horror committed by others and the ones left behind in their wake. Beautifully written ⚘
Thanks so much, Catherine! Our humanity is far too brutal at times. 💙🙏🍷🌹
I truly hope that this war in Ukraine doesn’t foretell the end of the world, as this poem intimates to me. We are living in scary times, but none so scary as for the Ukranians themselves.
Amen, Naomi. I’d like to continue on to a ripe old age, m’self. Cheers 🙏🍷🌹💙✨
You nailed this one, my friend. Timely, Poignant, Angry and spot-on for today!
Cheers, Wendy! Thanks so much for sharing this comment! Love it. 🌹💙🙏🍷✨
Unnecessary suffering because of the evil plans and schemes of those who don’t have a compassionate bone in their bodies who lack insight into the plight of the weak you have no voice Shame n them!🙏🙏🙏🌏🌻🌹
Love this comment so much, Becky! Thank you! 💙🍷🙏✨🌹