The large black rat snake established residence inside.
When we try to scoop it up she is keen enough to hide.
She slithers and swishes in a kind of frantic frenzied glide.
I hope she does not appear and scare our newest bride.
This is a wedding dress store, full of tulle and pearls from the tide.
We do not want to advertise that we have a resident snake inside.
It might frighten away our customers, and grandmas of the bride.
I hope that if we cannot catch it, the snake will continue to hide.
I am confounded, confused, truly perplexed
By people who are selfish and mean.
Were they abandoned in bathroom stalls?
Did they have to survive on a cold tile floor?
Was their world so cruel that they think only of themselves?
I am confounded, confused, truly perplexed
By people who are bossy and belligerent.
Do they think this is the way to influence you?
To make you a friend? To straighten you out?
Why is their way the only way?
Were they raised by alcoholics? Not able to change their sad childhoods?
I am confounded, confused, truly perplexed
By people who are perpetually angry and grouchy.
Do they never find their bliss? Do they frighten away their soul mates?
Do they not know that sadness is at the root of their anger?
Why do they not reach out for help? Do they trust no one?
Were they raised in houses where mothers held I-pads instead of them?
I am confounded, confused, truly perplexed by depression,
Anxiety, and grief. These feelings are terrifying for me. I am
An empath, so I have to stay away from these feelings. I hope
You understand. If my empathy perplexes you, I get it.
Is it cold, like the moon?
Will I see it whole
Or will one side always be dark?
Hidden?
Cold?
Distant?
Is the sun blue and dark?
Is it dark and lonely?
Will it dry my tears?
Will it dissipate my fears?
Will it chase away the storm?
Will it keep me company when I’m alone?
Will it play with me when I need a friend?
Will it scare away the shadows?
Will it frighten away the monsters,
The ones in my head?
Will it hold me warm and tight?
Will it burn away the bad
And replace it with its light?
When I need a friend to talk to,
Will it lend an active ear?
When I have to be on my own,
Can I count on it being close by?
If I let it in, will it hurt me?
Will it play with my heart and mind?
Will it care when I am sad?
Please, tell me it will not lie.
I wonder about the sun
And its brilliant light.
I wonder
Could it share a little with me
To save me from the night?