#whipsnips "Through the thick oak door of the bathroom, in the dim amber glow of the bedroom, her burner phone began to vibrate on the mahogany desk."

Not made of steel,
Crush-able, twist-able.
Yet the essence of steel
Lives in each of us
As we defy odds,
Survive storms, disasters,
Reach unfathomable heights,
Link together
To create unimaginable force.
Stand up to tyrants.

#WHIPSnips #Steel #Poetry #Resist

My dungeon was dark,
as dungeons will be,
I needed a spark,
a way to feel free.
Out of the wall
seeped a ghost
who laughed heartily,
told me "enjoy the dark"
as if it were part of me.
She slunk back away,
and until this day,
I warm to her words
she brightened my stay.

#WHIPSnips #Dungeon #Poetry

How profound this July 15th word is, as it is my birthday & at this time of the year too is a memory of the still born birth of the baby who would have been my big #sister
3 #WHIPSnips today of the #MetaphysicalMystery novel I wrote following the memoir of my childhood experiences around that loss.