Y. Counts : Writing

Dreaming in Repose

Dreaming in Repose

A Poem by Y. Counts


Been having deep dreams lately, fears and such.
Cow Poem

Cow Poem

A Poem by Y. Counts


the neighbor's quiet, sweet cows shared an afternoon's inspiration with me...
Little Fish

Little Fish

A Poem by Y. Counts


What happened the day your little wet gills fused into skin and you became less ethereal, more bound by a body? You only shivered with the busi..
Tree Poem

Tree Poem

A Poem by Y. Counts


I am shaded and safe, here under my many-colored canopy of gently turning leaves and low slung branches. The living arms outstretched and bent lo..
Lonely in the Night

Lonely in the Night

A Poem by Y. Counts


It’s the lonely night of the soul. Those quiet sagging hours in the middle, when dark is darkest, and if you can’t sleep, yours are th..
The War of Self

The War of Self

A Poem by Y. Counts


My enemy looks just like me. Funny, thought I’ve seen you around before. You have the same slow burning fears and desperate hold onto noth..
Pilgrims of Chance

Pilgrims of Chance

A Poem by Y. Counts


What shapes we make, we pilgrims of chance! How we carve out the world, and leave each other stunned, with new fissures in our hearts. A c..
Be Still

Be Still

A Poem by Y. Counts


We believe we are only these bodies. Butthey bleed or are already broken. We need the bad news to realize that we were safe once. Is it too mu..
Eyes Closed

Eyes Closed

A Poem by Y. Counts


There is a red sun burning behind my eyes. A place of resistance to my blinking open to see the world’s colors turning strange around me...
Defector

Defector

A Poem by Y. Counts


I'm supposed to feel connected, while I glide along in my sterile space pod, somehow alike with the others who amass and dwell within this beati..

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