Exploring this Wednesday for Poetry

Michel Griffith pens words, phrases and themes with a subtle eloquence complemented by poignant realities. He walks along poetic avenues with a grace and understanding of nuances and impact of words spoken and those held silent. Enjoy his two poems.

Lived                                                                                  

Ran fast with scissors sharp

blood on her hands in her highest heels
and the fur of a borrowed woman.
Scandalized a mother born not to bear shame
and rollicked a dad born not to bear regrets.

Never the reflection of anything,

she was always her own light.
A muzzle flash shot to the heart,
a sonic boom harbinger and echo,
a hurricane to shake her family tree,
and blow away the ashes of every bridge she'd crossed.

Never inched toward anything, only ran

until there was no place left for her to go,
this woman of so many stories.

A life lived loud until her unquiet death.

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Moss

It was me.

I cut the tree in the woods you couldn’t hear falling;

you were too far away.

Closer now, I am calling to you – Can you hear?

I will wait for you, wait for your answering call,

wait amid these leaves and branches,
wait.

Roots may form, still I will wait.

Moss can grow, wait, I wait.

What will I hear?

(“Moss” first appeared on the website Ariel Chart in January, 2018.)

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Michael Griffith (photo provided)

Michael Griffith began writing poetry to help his mind and spirit stay healthy as his body recovered from a life-changing injury. His poems and non-fiction articles have appeared in print and online publications and anthologies. Working on the release of two chapbooks, he resides and teaches near Princeton, NJ. 

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