A child standing atop a dolmen

Between the Fires: verses of earth and moon

poems by Zephyra

Trauma healing

  • When I thought you’d died

    When I thought you’d died my heart turned inside out I wasn’t aware of it beating, only yours mine was weeping And now every morning I wake with joy and feel your heart beat next to mine but mine still sheds a little tear a tear of fear that’s not quite healed Catch that tear… Read more

  • Injustice

    Crushed by the injustice That someone who mows down a cyclist Didn’t see him What? Didn’t see him in broad daylight Ahead In orange and red Didn’t see him, my arse Didn’t look more like it Or was elsewhere And crushes him under the car Crushes him, breaks him But he didn’t die Not quite… Read more

  • The past and our future (day 55)

    Sharing your sorrow Wiping the tears Feeling your anger Grasping your fears Writing the heartache Holding you close Letting your pain Envelop us both Grieving the losses Our future, our plans Looking forward to our future Yes the future is ours Yes our life has crashed sideways But it’s our life, it’s ours To build… Read more

  • 46 days

    As I lie in bed In a room full of colour and fairy lights I think of you lying there In your sterile white hospital room And know that this is just time passing For 46 nights You’ve slept there And I somewhere else But every day we’ve spent time together And I’ve shaved you,… Read more

  • Shopping centre (day 38)

    I feel dull, drab An empty shell Oblivious of the hustle Like a ghost wondering through People are excited busy But I feel flat And empty Life feels like a dream Not real Read more

  • Dreams (day 33)

    ‘All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream’ The joy of our yesterdays ignites the pain of today But our yesterday was full of love and adventure And we can use that spirit to build joys for tomorrow To widen my horizons, dip more than my toe in the water… Read more

  • Agony (day 30)

    My brain re experiences the agony Often The moment when I thought you had died My agony I’ve been too focussed on your agony Your thin grasp on life Your injuries Your pain Your loss, your grief, your anger So when my agony floods my thoughts I’ve misunderstood it And tried to interpret it along… Read more

  • Pain (day 28)

    I held you in my arms I thought you were dying I wanted to love you even in death But the sun shined on that balmy Autumn day and you didn’t die and I had you all over again But now I fear that, for you, being alive will hold an agony that you cannot… Read more

  • Being (day 17)

    Sitting here in case you need me Listening to rhythmic peaceful snoring So glad you’re sleeping And breathing And out of pain Joy at your battered body healing Heartened by you taking back control Pleased to see you building strength up And smiling And just being you again I could sit here forever just being… Read more

  • Together forever (day 8)

    Ours is a fairy tale With a short nightmare But that won’t take away Our love It was luck that we found each other And love that will keep us together Sharing everything that we love about each other New experiences, new challenges But still us on that boat that we sailed on in your… Read more

  • Waiting (day 6)

    Waiting Worrying But there’s Hope Crying Hugging Still Hope Listening Agonising Feeling your Pain Feeling relief And joy As much joy as we allow ourselves You’re alive So fit, so strong So you survived And we can just be there Together Your family Just being There for you No sense of time Sharing Caring And… Read more

  • Crash (day 6)

    From my haunting scream To holding you in my arms To hearing your voice My love burst out And covered you like a soft blanket Where touch was too painful You knew love was there Holding you calm There was panic as well I wanted you helped Where were they It was like time stood… Read more

  • Hope (day 3)

    Some people are happy Im just sad Some are full of energy But I feel empty Clinging on to hope Holding tightly as the ship sails too fast Trying not to think Of what might or what maybe Just clinging on tight To hope Read more