Author Archives: emtwytte

Can You See a Future

Can you bear the pain?
Another step, another breath,
Another moment, another day?

Can you force your lungs to move?
In and out. Again. Again.
Though your heart can no longer cry
Though you long for nothing but end.

Can you fight the lies inside?
That quiet, reasonable voice
That echoes through the numbness
The panic, the weight, the pain.
Though exhaustion weighs your limbs
Though despair clouds your brain

Can you endure long enough?
For the numbness to fade
For the weight to lighten
For circumstances to improve

Can you force your way through?
Day to day, breath to breath,
Moment to moment, step by step,
Until you can see again.
See the kindness and caring
See friendships and love
See a purpose for each breath
See potential in yourself
See a future better than death.


Indulging

A changing pace
A hesitation or pause:
Indulging senses


Heard with the Soul

Heard with the soul:
A lifting of low,
A resonance of real,
An outlet of overflow,
A warming of wishes
In an ever-shifting dance
Of unchanging change


Unheard or Ignored

You feel it tolling,
A silent, unseen judgment:
Unheard or ignored


LOG

Logical,
Overgrown, or
Gross


Escape

Low or high,
Escape the spirits –
Veritable sprites with an
Inexhaustible
Taste for flight, ever
Young and yet brief


Don’t What

They don’t hear
What I don’t say
They don’t see
What I conceal
They don’t know
What they miss
I don’t know
What they feel


Changing How Deathwalker & Wind Town Post

Hi! As the titles says, I’m changing how Deathwalker and Wind Town post. There are two big reasons for this:

  1. Some people may want novel updates but not poem updates.
  2. I don’t want to have to have two locations for the same text anymore (the partial post and the full chapter).

What I’m going to do instead is post to separate pages for the two novels and start updating them by the chapter. If you want updates for those posts, you’ll need to go to the sites below and sign up on those pages since this site will not have posts to let you know about those updates (though I’ll try to add something to one of the menus that reflects those posts).

I don’t know yet how often I’ll be able to post a chapter. My goal will be a minimum of 1 post a month for each book; however, we all know how good I am at keeping those goals when my paying jobs get in the way (*Bad, Em!*).

If anyone has comments, questions, or concerns, please, let me know. And thanks, as always, for reading!

-Em


In Silent Action

Leisurely relaxing –
The slow savoring
Of flavors. Sounds.
Moments and sensations.
Available at a rate
Unavailable to the low –
Pushed through politely,
Welcome. Get out.
So warmly repeated
In silent action.


Seeming Solitude

Deceptive quiet
And a seeming solitude
Broken by ringing