Out of the Box - Shed Your Skin

Sally Henson
July 11, 2016

What hides deep within

Intentionally hidden

Covered in shame

Covered in fear

Camouflaged in flesh

Justified by self preservation

Mashed into cracks and crevices

Where they cannot be seen

Death and harm are assumed

Yet there is light unyielding - unexplored

Escape the boundaries that have enclosed

More than space consumed

Stand - Step

over the edge

out of the box

off the ledge

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How to Play

Sally Henson
June 27, 2016

Do you remember when . . . Regan is sixteen going on thirty, but she still likes to run and play and have fun with her bestie, Lane. Growing up together has its perks.

Oh, to laugh, frolic, and play

In the morning - the light of day

When flesh warms with the sunray

wrap around my body as an embrace

Among the trees we run

Chasing each other for fun

Exhilarated hearts like pistons

accelerate in the moment

Eyes sparkle when we meet

Lips curl up with ease

Laughter bubbles as a plea

to catch me in your arms.

Image credited to ionasnicolae through Pixaby.

What can you do with a little imagination?

Sally Henson
June 20, 2016

Can you imagine life without the written word - with no books to read? Do you write in a journal, doodle lyrics on a notebook, or write love letters you never give? Can you imagine no imagination? Even if you think of yourself as not creative, you use your imagination more than you think. We are all creative - some are only more practiced than others.

Long is the day with no words

to read, to write, to imagine

Create a story, another time, another space

Other options for this present place

Take a step forward

Plan A through Z

Hear Alpha - Omega work through these

Imagery, emotion, senses in need

fill the void - enhance my being

Open mind to possibilities

Find light in the shadows

See dark in the day

Steal peace in the quiet

Impart thrill among the deafening silence

Place a voice of reason among the chaos

Bring justice to a double-cross

A choice, a decision, a dream held

No other may put legs to the thoughts you have found.

Find My Place

Sally Henson
May 26, 2016

Warm sun

blue sky

cool breeze

why don’t I

why don’t I skip this town

find a better place around

a place not torn between

a place of excitement

a place of peace

docile & gentle

adrenaline rowdy

stimulate my mind no longer cloudy

— clarity speaks —

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Stroll to the Creek

Sally Henson
May 15, 2016

Out of my mind

out of my zone

I walk forward

with you to hold

my hand for relief

to find peace

from myself this

mind that doesn’t

cease one touch

one look in your

eyes a wave washes

over me all things

forgotten and I

can finally be

present

in my surroundings

seize the moment

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A Teen Romance - Lullaby

Sally Henson
May 8, 2016

Sometimes life gets complicated as we are coming of

age. Regan knows about complicated.

It’s happening in her life.

Sing a lullaby

drift to unconsciousness

sing into the night

Soft background sounds

travel back in time

when I was a child

Every day was a new beginning

filled with wonder and adventure

when life seemed more simple

And the night would sing a lullaby.

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Had a dream last night

Sally Henson
April 17, 2016

 

I had a dream last night

words flowed from my pen

sound a melodious tune

melding until they became one

beautiful arrangement

my heart cried

mind in awe

blessed by not one but two original songs

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