Separated

His heart broken by her careless words directed at his pain, as she left with their son emptying his pockets, ——————— and tearing his heart. He beats back the tears; and the loneliness of  the silence, of their shared —————————– home pared of his peace. Mates pat him on the back where his son rode,… Continue reading Separated

A Teenager

On through the desert on a donkey she rubbed her aching back and panted through the spasm in her stomach as the long ride and poor food, and a long laden pregnancy were  stretching her system. ———————– He walked ahead of her and turned to check, she saw his smile and tried to return it… Continue reading A Teenager

Fy Nghariad/ My love

Fy Nghariad – My love The words trip off the tongue, and write the limits of choice each thought a myriad possibilities, impossibly wanting a voice ——————— to describe a man of character, whose heart is known to more because of grateful generosity of his willingness to feel —————– their pain, and hold it in… Continue reading Fy Nghariad/ My love

The Nativity

She bent over in agony and rage, the pain in her belly burrowing into her head and heart, her soul, while the farting animals watched. ———————- Her stolen insides were hardening as she fought with her body to  bring to the light a boy that would one day fight with his own ——————— high on… Continue reading The Nativity