My Medium (A Kyrielle)

my thoughts always clutter my mind
guilty fears that I keep confined
there is no way to displace them
poetry lets me embrace them

I brood and dwell on each dark thought
collect them til I'm overwrought
write them down and then erase them
poetry lets me embrace them

my sentiments and memories
thoughts that have plagued me like disease
I have found the strength to face them
poetry lets me embrace them

my writings best when it's painful
bless my thoughts, though they are shameful
morbid thoughts, I love to chase them
poetry lets me embrace them


Carina Fosse