Shades of Grey
by Jenese Morris

What colour are Mother’s eyes?
They are the colour
of her children’s
sighs,
her husband’s glare
the neighbour’s
stare.
They are the colour of
unshed tears.... tomorrow’s
fears.

What if nobody cares?
Mother...
with colour eyes of
secrets told, of lonely nights
....cold.

Colour eyes
of floor scrubbed knees,
so easy to please….
too quick to
forgive, too simple
to live.
But still you
give….
Mother.

Fragmented
by Mags Alden

My fragmented thoughts spew
on the back wall of my mind.
Crashing into the sea of despair,
waiting to be consumed,
by the forever hungry oceans jaws.

Claws
by Mags Alden

Nightmares bombard my mind
like hailstones falling from heaven.
Their claws leave imprints
in my pshche.
 

A Fool in a Box
by Sheryl Joy Olano

I was a fool in a box,
A sheltered fool that hungered
To spring out and have a taste
Of the intoxication they called love
With a smile painted on my face
For I always thought it sweet

Not for long, my waiting was paid -
The box was unlocked
And out I burst
In vivid colors of joy

Yet before I could even
Touch the ground
Of the world I so craved,
Of a freedom I so envied,
Back I was pushed with
The truth of the door

And I merely bent to its will
Till I was locked up again
Still I lay waiting…crumpled,
But not lost
As this happened over and
Over again

For the feel, the sight
Of the open space
Fed me dreams