Mindful Musings

ACG Newsletter #3

Unsolicited

for suicide awareness month

I cannot give you a bird

You tell me one night, as we walk home: I am broken. No matter
how much I flourish, there is trauma in my bones. I…

Ampersand

A Poem

Overlooked, like an ampersand
deftly connecting words
subtly not stealing the light
from the dog & pony…

forever

a tribute to a lost son

I die a little
today
as you know — ‘cos you can see
I don’t think it’s on your…

Carelessly in Love

Juniper imagined his life totally different from the time he left school. He was going to find a nice, white-collar job in…

What Did You Expect?

No more justice and other made-up words

One day, your words weren’t worth fire . . .

The day I took my power back

Two and a Half

A poem

Take her
Who is she?
I’m deep and dark and have
smeared my eyeliner
on all his white shirts
Now…