Musings & Meditations » Poetry

Brokenness

Pam Keesey — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:51:00 +0000

There is a brokenness
out of which comes the unbroken,
a shatteredness
out of which blooms the unshatterable.
There is a sorrow
beyond all grief which leads to joy
and a fragility
out of whose depths emerges strength.

There is a hollow space
too vast for words
through which we pass with each loss,
out of whose darkness
we are sanctioned into being.

There is a cry deeper than all sound
whose serrated edges cut the heart
as we break open to the place inside
which is unbreakable and whole,
while learning to sing.

— Rashani, 1991

Tattoo

Pam Keesey — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:19:00 +0000

In the afterglow I curl up to you,
My face against your back,
My breath warm against my cheek.
I dream of quills, of india ink,
and etching words of love
deep into your soft, white skin.

You’re Not Here

Pam Keesey — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:02:00 +0000

My longing is laced with sadness,
Infused with despair.
I have such a strong desire,
A need to touch you, to hold you,
To confide in you,
To hear you laugh and say my name.
Your absence fills my days
And haunts my nights.
What I wouldn’t give to have you here,
With me, beside me, around me.
I’ve never been so profoundly sad,
Nor so profoundly lonely
As I am right now,
Because you’re not here.