Tag Archives: trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 11, 2022
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glass pieces

the tide is like a tunneled scope
deep within
where feelings live along a coral reef

of sin, and stone

Have you ever felt it, and just known?

Me too.

it’s like a mystical garden
in the depths of the sea

learning more about the pain and trauma of
tranquility, though

I always pause to breathe

into my heart, and look to the sky
where diamonds shatter into a thousand pieces of glass

as I contemplate
the love living inside the mystery of this life at last

Photo by Darkmoon_Art, Pixabay


I am thrilled to announce that the Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women Anthology is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2022! I am honored to be a part of this wonderful anthology. Thank you again to Gabriela Marie Milton, Editor, Ingrid Wilson, Publisher, and Nick Reeves, Cover Design, for their tireless efforts at putting this anthology together.

#poetry, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #hope, #life, #mystery, #mystical, #nature, #pain, #poem, #sea, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on June 8, 2022
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empty nest, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, empty nest, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

empty nest

the pain comes to me in the afternoon
as I sit in front of the tree

meant for you and me
I cannot hide from the tears inside

they well up
and finally, come forth…

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!

Photo by Layers, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #healing, #hope, #humanity, #introspection, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #pain, #poem, #publication, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 8, 2022
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The Seas Adoration, Published at Spillwords Press

I am excited to announce that my poem, The Seas Adoration, is now available at Spillwords Press. A big thank you to Dagmara K., and the whole team at Spillwords for publishing this piece, and for their continued support.

The Seas Adoration

sitting on the shore of lore, I nestle
into the salt and stone

vibrating all alone

while listening
to the wind whistle strawberry tunes

as birds carry blueberry hues
in a sky…

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!

Photo by Jamaica1802, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #earth, #healing, #hope, #humanity, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication, #resilience, #seas, #spillwords, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 13, 2022
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Hidden Inside, Published at Spillwords Press

I am excited to announce that my poem, Hidden Inside, is now available at Spillwords Press. A big thank you to Dagmara K., and the whole team at Spillwords for publishing this piece, and for their continued support.

Hidden Inside

I crumble like stone
into a void with no home

falling

I try to understand the pain
and trauma coming up

within a body and mind, a disease
no one can find

hidden

inside the elements of being
swimming upcurrent…

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!

Photo by Prettysleepy, Pixabay

#poetry, #body, #disease, #healing, #heart, #life, #love, #mental-health-awareness-month, #mind, #nami, #nature, #pain, #poem, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 15, 2022
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purple tears

purple colors fill the sky
a mixture of violet and lavender

like tears that have dried

they crumble through my pores
leaking a love that’s lived through more

than this man can define
the last time I faced these truths
I cried and cried

yet
knowing this truth today
my fear subsides

and sits in my heart
where love always resides

Photo by Prawny, Pixabay

#contemplation, #fear, #healing, #hope, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 7:15 am on January 26, 2022
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oblivion’s mist…, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, oblivion’s mist…, is now available at MasticadoresUSA. A big thank you to, Gabriela Marie Milton, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

oblivion’s mist…

words cut from stone, it is your love shown,
resplendent and full of life,
calling me, it does,
twice

once before time began to run, like the rivers…

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!

Photo Photo by WikiImages, Pixabay

#poetry, #dark, #heart, #hope, #life, #light, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #oblivion, #pain, #poem, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 8:26 pm on November 9, 2021
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Dance Away the Day, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, Dance Away the Day, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Another big thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

Dance Away the Day
as a tear
escapes my eye,
I resist
even more,
not wanting
to face
the deluge
needing
to pour forth

gritting
my teeth…

I would be honored if you would go here and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!

Photo by Matteo Catanese on Unsplash

#poetry, #contemplation, #emotions, #existence, #feelings, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 8, 2021
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let our love be displayed

Image credit; Shane Rounce @ Unsplash

unseen
are the trees,
that live so long
in-between, the myriad
noise and clatter,
of the unsuspecting dream

rooted
in place,
they wait, silently
drawing strength from
the majesty pouring forth,
from the earth’s very core

touched
by the clay beneath,
they reach for the sky,
and listen for our lullaby

to begin
again

as
we coalesce
beside their very best,
and remind ourselves
they are of nature,
and, our makers very best

for,

it is within
our hearts, that lives
the truest test

of
our resilience
to match
their guidance,
alongside a millennia
of previous trauma

which,

though
continues today,
let us please pray

and, give thanks
on this day,
for the beauty
living inside
the trees dismay,
not often
enough conveyed

yet,
often betrayed,
so, let our love
be displayed

In response to the WDYS #93 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

#poetry, #connection, #earth, #healing, #humanity, #life, #love, #nature, #planet, #poem, #poems, #protection, #safegaurd, #trauma, #trees