I say that I lost you as though you were an umbrella that I carelessly left on the bus after the summer rain had stopped I say that I lost you as though you were a conversation that I dropped the thread of when I became distracted by fireflies dancing outside my window I say … Continue reading I Say That I Lost You – Christine E. Ray
memory’s titanium tipped arrow penetrated my defenses embedded deep woke the past I keep behind tightly locked doors leaving me shaken and stirred saltwater trails tracing contours of cheeks long denied your touch © 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All Rights Reserved
Locked away in a stone tower rest of the world fades becomes dim memory time loses meaning becomes shapeless days nights spent in solitude differentiated only by whether I read precious books by sunlight falling soft through windows that no longer open or dancing candlelight by this halflight I read the words of Tennyson and … Continue reading A Tale of Two Towers-Christine Ray & Eric Syrdal
haunting poetry sung to languid strum of acoustic guitar penetrated my ear untied my heartstrings left me bleeding longing on the pale hardwood floor © 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All Rights Reserved
you feel impossibly distant elusive the receding tide I am left chasing sandcastles before they are reclaimed by rushing waters our connection has become reduced to collisions in the dark that throw us off balance knees and hearts left aching I have been studying the language of oceans gazing out at the horizon until the … Continue reading Chasing Sandcastles
tiny fractures fan out a spider web at the point of impact where your thoughtlessly dismissive words became an ice pick that pierced my glass heart © 2017 & Revised 2019 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All Rights Reserved
Brave & Reckless 