why write?

I have to write what I hear in my head, what I dream in my sleep, what my bones ache to express.

My poems tell stories of strength, love, regret, disobedience, loss, hope, redemption, and whatever whispers.

—Cindy B. Stevens

Books Available

My first collection of poetry, Naked, is available for $12.00 at http://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/naked-cindy-stevens/


For local readers, books are also available at:

Purple Crow Books in Hillsborough, NC

The Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC



11 September 2021

she can't say

I started this yesterday, so “she can’t say” is rough:


she can’t say

 

two mugs

Earl Grey

coconut cream

honey

two spoons

 

we sit at my kitchen island

our mugs steam

she talks

I talk

we listen

 

she tells a story

about him

ceramic warms hands

her eyes glaze

she disappears

 

minutes crawl

tea cools

her eyes engage

dazed face

I ask her where she’s been

 

she can’t say

 

© 10 September 2021

Cindy B. Stevens 

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