Shail's Nest

Hiding hurts Beneath layers of dazzling smiles nonchalant looks blank stares Hiding hurts Between notes of soulful music pages of books written words Hiding hurts Within busy schedules of daily chores the cleaning and cooking Hiding hurts In the great outdoors the mountains and valleys trees, rivers, sand and the sea. -Shail (Nov 2008)

1. Bittersweet Bitter gourds are bitter and sugar beets sweet When they come together Do you call them bittersweet? 2. Mute me I stand mutely as silence kills with certainty dreams and hopes held dearly Why do you watch nonchalantly?? 3.Buried dreams Six feet deep I buried them in a heap the dreams we planted [...]

You… the hurt I embrace with open arms breathing life into my barren heart filling to the brim joys of love untold permeating my being with the ache of longing making every cell pulsate in pain releasing tears stored deep within lending wings to desire for an unfettered flight igniting passion to rage and flame [...]