Doorway to Forgiveness

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 10 Comments

Dulled by time, the dusty door

coated from years of holding back

nailed shut, painfully impassable

darkness left sealed for so long

you can’t remember it ever being open.

Bewildered frustration, heat rises

sweat drips down your chest

fury and defeat of stones tied to feet.

This emotional cycle circles through

each day as you stand before it.

Maybe it isn’t possible to reopen

you are so small.

But look

you still hold the hammer in your hand

the key dangles from your back pocket.

In honor of Forgiving Fridays on Forgiving Connects

It starts inside you…

July 22, 2017August 26, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 9 Comments

Resharing this post from a year ago. Still seeking peace.

Between Places

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 20 Comments

The need that will not stop

the need to create for ourselves

speak with our hands

scribble with our minds.

Make, shape, build

add colors from inside.

bolder than

we trust ourselves to be.

We share wisps of tender fear

kept hidden from view

like a shield of insecurity

tucked behind the ear.

Wary of those that come

with a look unfamiliar.

Remember

the power of the

impermanent paint

to include.

Lines drawn

to dare a crossing

to encircle all.

Street art – Lisbon, Portugal

Collage

Evolvement

July 16, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 13 Comments

Interference

July 15, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 10 Comments

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My head sits

on cords of screaming tension

inability to relax into

whirl of busyness, cyclone

of storms around my being

interference between me

and the presence

I wish to give you.

Please forgive my current cloudiness.

Blow this weather to the corner of the room.

I want to sit with you.

“What is the state of your heart?”

Inspired by OMID SAFI – “Let us insist on a type of human-to-human connection where when one of us responds by saying, “I am just so busy,” we can follow up by saying, “I know, love. We all are. But I want to know how your heart is doing.” “

It takes less than you think.

July 8, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 6 Comments

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Someday…

July 4, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 20 Comments

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Anticipation of a sky in bloom.

explosions of joy for some

a trigger of fear for the newly arrived.

We the people

are the country.

Independence for some,

not yet all.

Freedom calls us.

Our diversity, our strength.

open peaceful arms

one love.

Happy 4th of July. May we find a way to live in peace.

Let it go…

June 30, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 11 Comments

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In honor of Forgiving Fridays.

Thank you

June 28, 2017July 3, 2017 ~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 14 Comments

My poems, 32 Degrees and Bouncing Bullets, have been shared on The Drabble. This blog is dedicated to publishing original fiction, non-fiction, and poetic works of 100 words or less. If you enjoy creativity and concise writing this blog is for you. Thank you to The Drabble for creating and supporting a community of writers. Through poetry we can calm our minds, share the human experience and laugh together to keep our sanity.

Make it a beautiful day.