Nancy Reeves

Nancy Reeves

MY NEW LIFE

I have a new life as my cat.
What an adventure it is.
Full off acceptance,
I never judge.
Full of curiosity,
I am never bored.
Bursting with energy,
I play with abandon.
Never stressed,
I simply rest when I'm tired.
I choose the times and terms
for petting and affection.
I make it known when I wish to be fed,
and she complies.
My bed is her bed.

I rule.

Joy Thief

Breaker of hearts,
Insensitive to feelngs,
Damage done.

So self-absorbed,
Where was empathy?

Mean and punitive,
Spoiler of smiles,
Life smothering;

I'm sad for you,
Mother.

Frosty Feelings

Since the assignment to write a poem,
my mind has been frozen in fear.
The literary ice queen has me in her frosty grip.
My very own emotions crackle around me like melting ice cubes in hot water.
A myriad of mixed words drip from the icicles forming in my head.

In all this chilly turmoil
my heart beats with the anticipation of creating.
But the flow of words between the heart and head is blocked
solid as a glacier.......unmoving.
I feel stuck like an unwitting kid
frozen to a frosty metal pole,
powerless to move or to speak.

So I wait expectantly for movement,
the freedom of the thaw.
Wondering in quiet frustration what glowing expressions
may be locked up in this freezer of my mind.
May the warmth of change and confidence
transform this ice queen's mind
into a fountain of fresh ideas.