Bouncebackability
Such a bad day, doubled down debility,
purpose passed away, Sisyphean futility,
can’t see your way through doubt and fragility
yet could you replay your bouncebackability?
You’ve been...
Growing Pains
How many re-births can one have in one’s lifetime?
And does it depend entirely upon how many times one allows oneself to die
Having lived that...
Her and the same
I. Her
I don’t recognise her
But I know who she is
And I know what she did
I don’t recognise her
But I feel what she felt
And I...
The Wound
At the edge of my awareness - the wound
just under the water - the she-monster
while
attempting
to
do
the
dishes
it
stings
popping up, bubbling over, fizziness
oh fuck
ugly head
push it down
spin round
five...
Fragile Friend
Fragile Friend by Marie E. Kelly from the Mad in Ireland Poetry Collection