An incorrigible hagengages my loneliness –like an assassin sniffing outany scent of vulnerability I am lowering standardsthis history of imprisonmentenabling inappropriate openings I cry for new perspectiveponder after boundariesintending to defend Like an unwanted bullseyeI am pursued on repeatmalice considering mea problem to be solved Who is this old womanwhose thoughts are daggerswho calls upon […]
I know that abyss –swallowed up as I waspunch-drunk on darkness Bled as I emerged,each reach a scrape –there was release too Revived now, I honourthat passage, recognizethe making of a woman. (Making of a Woman first appeared here, December 2021. Image: self portrait in ink)
From the perspective of my natural surroundings, this was one of the prettiest Mays in recent memory.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Maybe made more so by the contrast it offered to global happenings?
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think so, yes–that, and sheer gratitude for being alive and healthy.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, that too!
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂
LikeLike
Happy June 🤗
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks! You too!
LikeLiked by 1 person
So lovely! 🙂 ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you!
LikeLiked by 1 person
A lovely last photo VJ 🙂 thanks for joining in 🙂 love the title too
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Brian. Cheers to June!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes cheers to June even though the cold weather has arrived
LikeLiked by 1 person