Phoenix

Mind in chaos

runs in circles

explodes into a 

thousand fragments

My carefully-built walls

crash to the ground

buries me under

piles of rocks and debris

and darkness

Flicker of light

heart flutters 

fingers wriggle

leg stretches

Whisper of fresh air

deep inhale

lungs cough up

dust and dirt

I move 

slowly, painfully

inch by inch

crawling over

broken fragments

of my life

At dawn

I rise to my feet

brush myself off

give thanks 

to the universe

And pick up 

my pen.

-Sasha Wolfe

Moment Before Rest

Silence

wrapped its cloak

around my throat

and squeezed

My heart beat furiously

thoughts stampeded

down the well

falling …

falling …

falling …

Landing softly

in shallow water

I rested in cool shadow

‘til my mind calmed

and the darkness

soothed my soul

into sleep

In the morning

I became whole

again

and crawled out.

--Sasha Wolfe