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Outside

In The Wild, Photos, Poetry 13 Responses »

Jan 112012

Homeless on River, Malaga, Spain, 2011

Photo by Kim Nelson ~ Malaga, Spain

I wondered about the challenges ~ social, emotional, physical ~ of living outside the norm, homeless, when I snapped this photo in late spring, 2011. This poem shares some of that silent pondering.

Wild hearts
beat brutal,
sentimental thoughts
aside

Cozying up
is futile
the aggressor has
his pride

Trusting predator
tolls death-knell
in this milieu
fierce and wide

Neither sullen,
angry, grudging,
just survival
tacks applied

No emotion

Inspired by Three Word Wednesday ~ Brutal, Sullen, Trust*

His Demise

Poetry 6 Responses »

Jan 102012

sorrow_by_dechobek

Sorrow by Dechobek at deviantART

Her head
bowed
told more than words
could tell.
Her mother’s heart,
dragged down
the road
to hell.
More than once.
In reality
she feels relief.
Thus her shame
holds hands
o’er face of grief.
And she weeps.

*Prompted by Poets United, Midnight Snack

Struggle

In The Wild, Poetry, Small Stones 7 Responses »

Jan 032012

Small Stone, January 4, 2012

Hiking through morning desert
Clearly, struggle went down
Did two bucks vie
Or did one die
After encountering local mountain lion?

27 in 2012

Poetry 23 Responses »

Dec 282011

Not one for resolutions

She committed to no change

She lived her life, post January one

As previously arranged

~

Demolish habits long ingrained?

Shun drink? Self prohibition?

Transform image ~ rebellious, bold

Complacency? Contrition?

~

What thrill or fun would that produce?

Experiences deny?

I’m traveling fast and light, she mused

Livin’ hard ’til the day I die

~

Inspired by Three Word Wednesday ~ Demolish, Resolution, Transform*

Reluctant Repose

Poetry 13 Responses »

Oct 212011

I lay here
thinking
knowing

from this moment
I will be alone

fear does not consume me
neither sadness nor regret

resignation and acceptance
yes

and the knowing
that I enjoyed
perfection

© 2012 Kim Nelson Writes

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