TAMIKIO L. DOOLEY

 

 

Raven Upon My Ship

 

I matured,

Suffering terrifying hallucinations,

Many midnights, I stirred in cold perspirations,

Tugging for breath, my heart heaved and wheezed,

To the advantage of daylight,

 

After the terrifying hallucinations,

Rest kept asunder,

And never satisfied me until

I acknowledge what I had become,

What had I become?

Surely, nobody knows, nobody knows,

But me, aye,

 

I walked the through the shadows,

Of the hallucinations wide aware,

My heart pulse in my ears,

I listen to my breathing,

What caused me to react that way?

It was the raven upon my ship,

I dreamt,

I sojourned a ship,

And, I sojourned under the dark, blue waters,

Waves provoked as I stirred the ship,

To no terminal,

 

And the raven showed upon the American flag,

Swinging on a flagpole,

In the water,

How odd the flag I considered, in the water, underwater,

It’s banishing implied to be calling me,

I was told to guide the raven on the ship.

And it was the raven itself who uttered to me.

 

Perhaps, It’s Time To Rejuvenate

 

Every blessing may present itself in unique shapes and forms.

Perhaps it’s time to rejuvenate,

Unwind, unwind,

Traveled both ways on the journey,

Perhaps it’s time to rejuvenate.

Rather than refresh,

Unwind, unwind,

Regardless of the situation,

The moment of triumph has arrived.

Maybe the significant happenings of the day,

A blessing stirred something within.

 

It’s time to rest.

Rather than refresh,

Unwind, unwind,

Traveling back and forth during the journey.

 

TAMIKIO L. DOOLEY

 

TAMIKIO L. DOOLEY is a multi-award-winning author. She is the author of 150 titles and 100 published books. The author writes fiction and nonfiction of crime, thriller, mystery, fantasy, historical, western, romance, zombie apocalypse, and paranormal. In her spare time, she writes short stories, poetry, articles, essays, health books, and children’s books, diaries, journals, inspiring books, culture, African American, and history books. She is also a blogger.