by Lawrence Cooper | Mar 28, 2021 | Newsletter, Poetry Presentations
A raw brutality, disguised by disillusioned honesty, sheltering shame, blame, and unbridled hate, so that lessons could not be learned because they lay untouched within the fire that consumed me. This brutality came from within without compassion, reserved by me, just...
by Lawrence Cooper | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Ode to the Poet Feelings, undefined emotions, bury themselves into my body. They hide from my frustrated mind that no longer has the power to transform them into patterns that can make sense of my world. My feelings have become thoughts. But do my thoughts really...
by Lawrence Cooper | Mar 20, 2021 | Newsletter, Poetry Presentations
Boundaries hold secrets, and those secrets hold still more secrets until the simplicity of life is but a mystery. Secrets cover boundaries disguising them until there is no place left that is sacred, until the seekers are lost in their own thoughts not knowing where...