MCS : Writing

The way of addiction

The way of addiction

A Poem by MCS


I lit cigarette the dark sky having abandoned me an inhale to calm the nerves befriending a stranger with a strike of a match an inhale to calm the..
Mediterranean Blue

Mediterranean Blue

A Poem by MCS


From my vantage point all is blue and vast I lose myself in its depth sky and sea in equal balance clouds white and wispy overhead I imagine..
Grief

Grief

A Poem by MCS


Anguish is a severed limb blood rushing traumatized flesh needing reconnection cells oxidizing and becoming numb edges blackening and peeling..
Sometimes Words Fail

Sometimes Words Fail

A Poem by MCS


When words fail me they jam against my lips my tongue becoming numb I struggle to speak but nothing A steel lid upon my mouth desperation stir..
Time Keeper

Time Keeper

A Poem by MCS


Clocks are slow reminders of lost opportunities sadness a moment that never ends
Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned

A Poem by MCS


My friend is gone he is dead yet I speak to him his reproach is mild now we speak in new ways he looks placid I slumber along my steps faulty..
Circular Window

Circular Window

A Poem by MCS


High above cobblestone streets angry voices reach me from the front door father is drunk mother is fed up at the circular window I wa..
Time Passes

Time Passes

A Poem by MCS


Rake through the dirt look for signs of time oxidized pennies plastic army men Coca-cola caps animal bones dust the dirt off your fingers feel ..
Summer of Fun

Summer of Fun

A Poem by MCS


Excited voices, loud cheers chain link fencing, rusted in spots soft leather gloves, hardwood bats a white diamond etched into scorching asphalt ..
Left or Right

Left or Right

A Poem by MCS


The black dogs are howling her footsteps quicken snapping twigs, crunching snow winter chill, moonless night stay away from the woods, her mother war..