once I whispered my truths to the unfeeling dawn unheard unacknowledged my words began to build up choke me and in that stifling silence I discovered a voice within myself hot with rage pain deep in my soul simmering bubbling in my gut that erupted unexpectedly like a volcano cleared away the debris in my … Continue reading A Voice Like Lava Flowed
I will not be silent I will not maintain the peace I will say the ugly words out loud and I will not flinch Murder Rape Incest Stalking Harassment Discrimination Domestic Violence Mansplaining discounted simply because we are women to find our voices as women to speak our truth is a revolutionary act that says … Continue reading Silence Will No Longer Ring in My Ears
words some days my savior some days my hell dissolve into fragmented syllables and lonely letters that I cannot reassemble back into meaningful wholes I tell myself I will grow accustomed to this silence these padded walls © 2018 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All Rights Reserved
Christine Ray In a room so still and silent That it hurts Stark white walls Razor sharp edges Etch my soul Draw blood That drips slowly soundlessly From my mouth I am trapped Like a fly in amber Time stands still The air is thick Holds me motionless In this prison cell I feel vibration … Continue reading A Room So Still and Quiet It Hurts: A Collaboration of Warriors
silence is the boon companion of shame I am tired so very, very tired of silence of shame weighing me down pulling at my shoulders dragging me to my knees I will not feed them anymore I reject silence I reject shame they do not serve me in this brave and reckless life © 2017 Christine … Continue reading Resistance
darkness washes over me spilled black ink viscous puddles on my skin like oxygen-rich blood iron-tinged air darkness an icy breath on the back of my neck skeletal fingers sensually stroking my spine leaving me no-comfort cold painful goose bumps raised on pale skin darkness wraps its gray smoky tendrils 'round my throat caressing me … Continue reading Encroaching Darkness
Brave & Reckless 