Shayla Sayer : Writing

Dark is My Door

Dark is My Door

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


red is my heart lying there on the floor black is the shadow hovering by my door before it can enter i must invite-- but i shall speak no greeti..
Moonchild

Moonchild

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


A moonchild sits, so lonesome On a swingset in a park nearby Deserted�"it is Scary�"it should be But he shines with a luna..
America

America

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


white are the eyes-- that gaze unseeing red is the heart-- that keeps on beating. blue is the sky-- we're still believing. white is a purity--..
Lily on the Table

Lily on the Table

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


she dances immune to their stares to the catcalls, the whistles lily dances. she smiles, even as her tears leak through forcefully closed eyelid..
Praise

Praise

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


what if He can hear you everytime you say please... what if He sees you when you're down on your knees? but tell me-- what if He cant? what if H..
I Died In Your Arms Last Night

I Died In Your Arms Last Night

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


I died in your arms last night Crouched beside you as my feet first turned to glass Then to sand. A backwards, messed up cycle Ah-but such is th..
Barren

Barren

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


My womb has dried up My children�"Hope and Faith�" Have gone away from me now Fled on the slippers I gave them In dresses ..
The Sunset Keeper

The Sunset Keeper

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


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Punch Line

Punch Line

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


So much for lovers Now we’re barely even friends I can’t figure out where I went wrong Who’s to blame when the whole world ends? ..
Greetings From A Wayfarer

Greetings From A Wayfarer

A Poem by Shayla Sayer


I am a windflower Blown across the world I have no home. I am a windflower I cannot chose my path I neither lead nor follow. I am a windflow..