Heather Owens Poems

I hide on the other side
I watch and sigh
as life loves and cries
I see these creatures
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take me away
burn my eyes
no more light
blind in the yellows
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fingertips dip into the vortex
coaxing out the feathers of desire
wisps of beings vapid in their feelings
they coalesce into the object
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the turn of fate
in a delirium haze
gone are inhibitions
here is the excess
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I wish for words to say
words to have been said
tell you stories
the stories of my life
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Drain it raw
let the blood pool
the skin re-stitches
the veins close up
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I find myself alone
the tears slide gently
down to the barren ground
my knees start to shake
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What would you think if I showed you true despair?
Swallowed your dreams, took away your air.
Gripped your neck, tore your seems
Threw you away and left you to bleed.
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Will you answer my call
running toward me
will you see my pain
holding me down
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Can the light shine down from the heavens?
Could it sooth the pain of living in this dark place?
Is it only there to make us suffer?
Knowing that it's just out of reach?
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