Mary Kirkpatrick Poetry Blog

  Brittle wind cracks my bones Nothing like the hollow Leaf filled heart. I carry in me a secret That eats away at every Good part of me. Na...

 Would you recommend me Would you defend me In the world that is now yours and Not mine. Could we say we're sorry Return to some semblan...

The healing . A  path, rocky, strewn with jagged stones Forced to tip toe barefoot Even though...I chose it. Restless, bored, tip toe on. A ...

I assume he cares for freedom I assume he cares for light.  With every breath I see him And wonder if I am right.  The dawning d...

Fickle fiend, You find me once again In need, in want, Clinging to this world Just barely with my sanity. There is no cure For the ...

This One Night Snow..falling..whitening the dark Shadows that creep around The skinny trees Icy fingers of black grabbing and cloyin...

Nightingale, please call to me, Reach out through the darkness With your clear, beautiful song, Convince me there is truth in your woo...

Lost Boys Why is it that All the Lost Boys Come to find me In the corners of my dreams, When all I want to do is fly. Needing and ...

Finding you, I am found, Even though it may be Our second time around. Feeling like We are woven Together in the Tapestry of Time...

The Itch That place on my back I just can't scratch The sensation that I sit with, Reminds me of the price of freedom. Sweet pa...