Being here is not about reaching
Too high
Not about falling down
Into the loose soil
Already set for death
I don’t know where
To stand
In Faith
With certainty of Your Grace
I think it’s about kneeling
Head bowed
Saying one prayful
Word
After another
Begging not to be taken
Pleading not to have to stay
Reaching for that Archangel
Sitting down, weaving the threads
Of Faith
I reach for the palms that seem
To brush against me
Only to grasp empty air
Singing Hallelujah
Singing Hallelujah
In a broken voice
Author Bio:
Marie is a poet, writer, and playwright. Her work has appeared in Rebelle Society, The Mighty, among other publications. Her poems were made into a play, “The Sanity Trials,” in 2018 by The Bridge-PHL, a Philadelphia theater company.
Marie is a vocal advocate for disability rights, as she lives with bipolar disorder and a serious neurological disorder caused by a lack of knowledge of mental illness by the law enforcement system. She was a psychotherapist for 30 years. She is from Philadelphia, finding herself temporarily stranded in Knoxville TN. Her main inspirations are fighting against mental health discrimination, the Almighty, Social Justice, and her faithful angel-service dog, Maya.
Too high
Not about falling down
Into the loose soil
Already set for death
I don’t know where
To stand
In Faith
With certainty of Your Grace
I think it’s about kneeling
Head bowed
Saying one prayful
Word
After another
Begging not to be taken
Pleading not to have to stay
Reaching for that Archangel
Sitting down, weaving the threads
Of Faith
I reach for the palms that seem
To brush against me
Only to grasp empty air
Singing Hallelujah
Singing Hallelujah
In a broken voice
Author Bio:
Marie is a poet, writer, and playwright. Her work has appeared in Rebelle Society, The Mighty, among other publications. Her poems were made into a play, “The Sanity Trials,” in 2018 by The Bridge-PHL, a Philadelphia theater company.
Marie is a vocal advocate for disability rights, as she lives with bipolar disorder and a serious neurological disorder caused by a lack of knowledge of mental illness by the law enforcement system. She was a psychotherapist for 30 years. She is from Philadelphia, finding herself temporarily stranded in Knoxville TN. Her main inspirations are fighting against mental health discrimination, the Almighty, Social Justice, and her faithful angel-service dog, Maya.
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