Shared Imagination

I create with my hands My heart And my mind. I twist words into shapes Non-conformed Between you And I. The intention Of creation Is to let you wander, Wonder, And dream. I find scope on Earth Dirt between Our houses. The waves of life Simulated In our ocean. Breath of life Rustling in trees....

Of Women’s Woes

We are born; sometimes pre-setWith a life-long request:That we tackle the inconsistencies,To make a fluid world. Of mother’s woes,Counting the babe’s toes:So this little piggy went home,To inherit thy sins. Our colour once blue;(The thinning of our lipsAnd the dye in our hair.)Now pink;(The filler in our cheeks,And the lipstick on our teeth.)Tells the trend,And...

Mindful

Smaller with every hit we take,Unworthy of the touch I forsake.Here I am, once again;Questioning; were we believers?Consuming shame like bread and Graces,Reliant on our cages.A sob escapes my lips;A whisper of your name,But I refuse the blame.You turn away, repulsed. Hurting with every word we save,Left only with the memories we made.Here I am,...

Our Summation.

I have feared, And I have frolicked. I am conscious. I have hate. I have hope. I am alive. I have laughed, And I have languished. I am living. I have dreams. I have desires. I am human. - By Maégan Jane Smith (née Boyle)2nd October 2023

Gone, but not forgotten.

You’re in my memories On social media. Your profile picture Is now a decade old. I still won’t remove you From my growing friends list. Clearing out my email I had found an old chat. Sharing student notes And kind encouragement. Yet you didn’t finish Class of 2015. Facebook reminded me You commented “congrats!” On...

Snowdrift

I am a snowflake on a gentle but bitter wind.I am travelled – taken to a place I didn’t decide.I dance, only, like a ballerina to her own song. I twist, and twirl; perhaps I laugh.I fall – rapid; and gasping, I cry.I shimmer in the light,And in darkness, and in shadow. Then one day,...

Chronic Limitations

I fly and I fall.I cry and I dehydrate.I laugh and I ache.I move and I freeze.I breathe and I sleep.I sigh and I deflate. — By Maégan Jane Smith (née Boyle) 16th March 2023

Veiled Threats

Just like smoke in water; Found my double choke. An ethereal altar. We laugh; Joke. — By Maégan Jane Smith (née Boyle)16th March 2023

Where do we go?

They say sharing is caring but I wonder Do you ask because you want   to know Or because you   want   to tell? I’d rally my forces to find you answers But I fear that it would find you Bent out of shape. They say better late than never   but I Don’t...

Voices

I find all too much A world wasted away, Fear encumbering - Faltering my steps; My mind. Fear is all too real When it comes from within. It speaks as if it were your friend As if it were You. Drunk with desperation For a love I held; I thought I cherished it. But it...