Arms In The Dark

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
The Honest Perspective
Published in
1 min readNov 30, 2021

--

A poem

Image by David Cohen on Unsplash

There are moments in the dark
when the loneliness is piercing
moments that have me begging for the future to arrive today
when I’ll be held in the dark
secure and safe within the arms of another
knowing that dawn is always faced together

--

--

More from the list: "The Poetry I'm Most Proud Of"

Curated by

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

My Veil

1 min read

Jan 11

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

Righteous Rage

1 min read

Jan 11

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

Empty Arms

2 min read

Jan 11

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

Honouring a Matriarch

1 min read

Jan 11

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

The Smallest Of Things

1 min read

Jan 11

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

Shades of You

1 min read

Mar 24

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

Knowing What You Want

1 min read

Jan 11

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

A Haunting

1 min read

Jan 11

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

The Butterfly Woman

1 min read

Mar 7, 2021

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

in

Birthing

1 min read

Mar 7, 2021

View list

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
The Honest Perspective

Written by ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

688 Followers
Editor for

Writing on the female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at The Green Parent magazine. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.

More from ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE and The Honest Perspective

See all from ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
See all from The Honest Perspective

Recommended from Medium

Lists

Mandelbrot set

Staff Picks

332 stories84 saves
See more recommendations

Help

Status

Writers

Blog

Careers

Privacy

Terms

About

Text to speech