Linda Fuchs
psych ward
metallic click locks
reinforced doors
July disappears
into my brain haze
no comprehension of
day’s passage; survival
by meds and
lunch cart’s arrival
visiting hours
bring facade of normality
with talk of outside
weddings and weather
friends gone too soon
I am left with endless time
elusive sleep does not ease
threats of demons unkind
* * *
driftwood
years fighting for mental
health I feel as jagged
as a battle scarred general
rough hewn heart
estranged from reality
not knowing from one day
to the next what guardian
angel will arise
take me by surprise
engulf me in its guise
of slippery semi sanity
fooling me into
thinking all is well
my life is as dry
as washed-out driftwood
lying on the sand
waiting to be plucked
for reveler’s bonfire
Linda Fuchs was born in Ohio, one of twelve children. She graduated from Kent State University with a degree in Computer Science in 1995. She states that she is one of the lucky ones that are ambidextrous and she believes having a brain that works like that helps her to be both technical and creative. Her first book The Midnight Ramblings of an Insane Woman was published in 2006 by Publish America. She has also had numerous poems published in various journals. In addition to writing, she enjoys stained glass and basketry. |