Book Reviews©Arwen LeQuieu Sitting in my comfy chair A stack of books and a cup of tea Leaving behind worldly care In an afternoon where I am totally free. In my garden hammock laying Bare feet and face turned towards the sun Relaxing, for the hour staying In the pages of a book undone. My little […]
©Arwen LeQuieu 1. Cheese cloth around my heart, bleeding through this inefficient bandage. Tears in my eyes, or is it sweat, no wonder I can’t see. The horizon is on top. I’m sinking to the bottom. Lost like a blind man in a dessert My wounds are not healing, the greatest part of me still […]
©Arwen LeQuieu I see my thin humanity falling through my fingertips like so much sand when I dream with my eyes open life becomes more unbearable every time I drift away the dreams are beautiful tempting me to stay in the land of fortune and fame no sandman to lure me I want to escape […]
The recent suicide death of Robin Williams and the social media and blog storm following it has made me think about my own struggles with suicidal thoughts as a teenager. I wrote another post on that here: Suicide in the Age of Social Media This poem is an honest picture of what it feels like […]