POEMS

Here are a couple of poems from a dark period in my life.



ABYSS

"It can't get any worse!" I scream.
I'm not at rock bottom,
I'm looking up at it!
It's cold and dark in this black hole.

I pray but my tongue cleaves to the inside of my mouth
Fear paralyzes me
There's nothing to stop me
From falling into this bottomless abyss.





You left everything behind
Family, friends, job, possessions
All things familiar are bundled up
and tossed in the scrap heap
You move to a distant place
Living as a hermit
Choosing a life of celibacy
Poverty over luxury
Ugliness is better than beauty
Silence is your sanctuary
You knew that this day would come, 
Disappearing in the sea of life
Where no one knows you.



Poems by Genevieve