Written in Dismay

I want to write about the light
The brighter side of my life
But I can’t.

There are forces that stop me
A barrier in place
Up inside my head.

It won't let me out to play
With birds and the shining
Of a bright summer day.

All I can do is sit in wallow
And swallow
My misery and dismay.

6/1/20 – Andy McRae