posting poetic prose
17 Jul 2026 21 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: despair, grief, pain, psychotic, suicide
If you need to talk to someone, call or text 988 (suicide & crisis lifeline in U.S.)
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we cannot see deep into another’s soul but…
perhaps person had already died inside, by lies,
ultimately beaten down by world’s cold frown
their inner world shrunk too small, too tight…
hope overshadowed by overwhelming despair,
choose permanent solution for temporary problem.
shards of shattered pain cause collateral damage…
leaving loved ones to grieve precious life cut short.
16 Jan 2026 8 Comments
in ekphrastic Tags: diversity, rainbow, sexuality, suicide, transgender
This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case about transgender men in women’s sports but the lawyer could not define a woman legally. In a Senate hearing on abortion rights, a senator questioned a female doctor if men can get pregnant and she could not answer yes or no.
beauty in diversity exists;
does not require extremism
but confusion and chaos
reign in rainbow la la land
where scientists cannot
define a man or woman;
logic is left lying in dust,
basic biology debunked.
gender?? pretend it’s fluid…
while culture drowns in
silly sea of semantics;
riptides of asexual revolt.
denying reality doesn’t
make dreams materialize
confused youth deserve
compassion, not reasons
for mutilation; tell us why
“trans” suicide rate is high?
Linking to OLN with dVerse poets were Lillian hosts with ekphrastic prompt. Painting entitled “Mme Kupka among Verticals” by Frantisek Kupka, 1910-11.
I find the online stories of detransitioners like Chloe Cole, Christina Hineman, Prisha Mosley, and Lex Renick very compelling.
28 Dec 2018 1 Comment
in free verse, lament Tags: Erica, eyes, grief, heart, lament, suicide
hear our anguished cries, O God!
why do the loveliest ones die young?
she had her daddy’s perceptive eyes
that saw beyond this world’s pretense;
she had her mother’s tender heart
that loved beyond this world’s ache.
Erica belonged to a better, purer world.
depression’s demons
pushed her till she fell,
desperate to escape.
her mortal body broken but
her timeless spirit caught in
arms of compassion
and carried home,
like lost lamb on gentle
Shepherd’s shoulders…
Lord, carry us in our grief!
For my friend and family who lost their sweet daughter/sister. Read Erica’s obituary here.
19 Sep 2018 2 Comments
in american sentence, senryu Tags: dark, death, emotions, hope, light, stop, suicide
September is Suicide Prevention month…linking with Ramblings of a Writer for “emotions & healing” prompt.
We never know the black hole into which another soul has fallen…
darkest emotions
troubles press into death wish
Stop! glimpse healing light
In U.S. call: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-TALK (8255)
03 Apr 2018 2 Comments
in shadorma Tags: death, double, hate, lovers, shadow, suicide
A shadorma is a 6 line poem with 3-5-3-3-7-5 syllable counts.
in shadow
motivation comes
suicide
double death
why two lovers hate themselves?
asphyxiation
Many years ago, a teenage co-worker, Barry, and his girlfriend died together in his car running inside a garage. I still sadly wonder…why? Tonight, we discuss suicide at NAMI support group.
21 May 2016 1 Comment
in diamond shape, etheree Tags: forgive, pain, suicide, tragedy
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no
blaming
suicide
gun explosion
young father missing
community feels shock
evil darkens human thought
– tragedy’s harsh realities –
one cannot undo desperate choice
maybe she will leave so he leaves her first
—
do not assume the mistakes of others
such could happen to any of us
relationships turn on an edge
hold fragile hearts tenderly
commit to love thru pain
forgive each again
God help us all
redemption
healing
yes
?
This poetry form, an “etheree”, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree verse can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Sadly, suicide is irreversible.
a poem in my pocket 
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