Just like the turtle pokes her head in the sea 
Leaving far down beneath all her darkness
I am not afraid of the secrets you’ve held 
I’m free from in the spell that kept me captive 

Voices scream nonsense to the wind 
Hoping that the echoes heal the madness
Blades of light cut into dream
Could I ever escape from neverland?

A single string vibrating in the wind 
pierces walls and thin veil of silence 
But in the haze, I'm concealed from your gaze. 
I am not winning this race by defiance.

Cut the ropes that tie me to the plow
of lands hiding the kisses and the promise 
though my feet no longer feel the fire 
I am burning with desire to go home

A scent of lilies infuses the night air 
but in the light of day, I brace for harshness
Our ugly truth has trickled from your lips 
And sailed onto the ship of never mind

Blades of light cut into my dream
Could I ever escape from neverland? 
though my feet no longer feel the fire 
I am burning with desire to go home

Broken Spell

Breaking pencils
crumbling paper
fleeting ideas
brawl and escape her
pages curl up 
in the heat of fire
coffee cups
she is so wired 

in a corner of her mind 
hide soap bubbles and confetti 
when she blinks her tired eyes 
blank pages and Olivetti’s 

crawling the walls
bugs on her glasses
pacing the halls
she walks on molasses
sandy clocks 
trickling life
she is in a box
of an ageless night
(bridge)
giving up thinking
her dreams are asunder 
her room is shrinking
she falls into slumber
whispering verses
glide through her window
large waves immerse her
with guppies and minnows

she swims below the stars 
wrapped in paper, ink, and letters
hearing singing from afar
floating on the foam unfettered 

she awakes to a sea, a sea of poems 
starfish nestled in a Koan

Karry Fefer

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