There is a shell in my pocket that my daughter gave me some time long past. I run my fingernail across it’s ridges and sweep my thumb across its silky underside. Cool against my skin, the rhythmic touch calms me. There is nothing to cause panic. Just people with their voices and their noises. IContinue reading “My Anxious Shell”
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Just A Bug
The last couple of years have been hard for all of us and no one has been unaffected by the pandemic. One of the lasting affects for me, as a parent, has been anxiety around my daughter’s health.When I was a child, I used to get loads of bugs and had a fair amount ofContinue reading “Just A Bug”
Hill House
Recently I took a trip to Hill House, a trove of Mackintosh design and architecture hidden up the back of Helensburgh, with my writing group. We hoped by walking round in such a historical atmosphere that we would be inspired to write and indeed I was.The following poem is inspired by Hill House and portraitsContinue reading “Hill House”
Wash Them Down With Water
Like a lot of people on this planet, I suffer with mental health issues, in particular Recurrent Mixed Depressive and Anxiety Disorder. Whilst there are those who with treatment are able to work through their problems and come out the other side, for me it is more akin to a chronic illness – it isContinue reading “Wash Them Down With Water”
The Water Poured Through
As it’s World Poetry Day today, I thought I’d share my latest poem inspired by a title suggestion from last week’s ‘Write on the Night’ at my local Writers’ group. The title ‘The Water Poured Through’ made me think of raining seeping through a broken roof and gradually leaking down into the attic and thenContinue reading “The Water Poured Through”
My Brain, Migraine
The last thing I needed on top of my worsened fatigue, and potential fibromyalgia, were migraines but some faulty wiring and misfiring in my brain has brought them upon me. I have been suffering them on and off for several weeks now and though my GP was sympathetic and helpful, she could only prescribe oneContinue reading “My Brain, Migraine”
Waves
I haven’t written on my blog for a while and I kept feeling guilty for not keeping up my writing as it’s something I very much want to progress. However, I’ve been struggling against a new kind of fatigue that has been leaving me feeling faint and making it hard to concentrate. I’m used toContinue reading “Waves”
I Want to Love
Over a year since the break-up of my marriage, I am content in my own company and my happiness is no longer dependent on being connected with another. This does not mean I do not want another relationship but simply I do not ‘need’ it to feel fulfilled.However, I cannot deny there are walls inContinue reading “I Want to Love”
Love Monster
He tears into me with teeth and clawAnd my self pours out unto him.He feasts upon my fleshMy body rent, my body spent.My underneath exposed for all to see,Still he rips, he shreds my layersSeeking the very bowels of my being.Fangs and talons sink deep withinMerging with my blood, my tissue,Until I do not knowContinue reading “Love Monster”
Autumn Leaves
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I find Autumn very inspiring. There are so many changes around us and so much to see. Knowing that the trees would be turning, I took my camera and headed to a nearby park to take some Autumnal snapshots. The following Tanka was inspired by the sights andContinue reading “Autumn Leaves”
Mikaela Walker - Writer 