Lauren M. Hancock poetry and prose
A corner of my world where I feel most at home
Sing to myself, I will this day, there is nothing to perturb me, my worries they have been laid away. I do not exist, I live, broadly speaking I experience, I take, I give, my heart yearns for nothing, I am complete because I’ve accepted the truth of myself, I'm growing more comfortable in my skin. Strength comes from knowing who I am, [...]
Perhaps some are meant to be apart for a while, to allow distance and the ability for truth to no longer be real. Imagination reigns without truth, what is that person seeing, feeling, what will they do, thoughts of them, I should really be immensely and measurably through. Delicate interventions, reaching out in a moment, wondering is no longer wondering because now there’s an [...]
Let us ride the waves of misery but away, away from the blight, allow us to shine with the knowledge of that mystery, as we approach each other in the dead of night. And let us have that embrace which has been awaiting us for oh so many years, let me feel that heartbeat of yours and detract from all my old fears. Please let me wash away the hurt that I feel within my soul, let it rain, let it rain, and rinse away the suffering, [...]
I am unsure, but I have achieved my goal, a glint, and a glint, a smile, oh, how I shan’t actually fall. I have created some light amongst some gloom, glow, glow, glow, darling, this is none too soon. Independent moments and useless nerves, worrisome, why had I concerned myself with the fear of explosions [...]
There’s the facade that everything’s okay. We walk our neighbourhood route, acting naturally, smiling as our arms sway. But there’s a hidden secret, it’s kept close, away from prying eyes, the facade we hide behind, that nothing is astray or awry within our lives. Behind closed doors is suffering, but behind the walls so too [...]
In winding tendrils of blonde and brunette, we wrap ourselves and smile as we get the feeling of warmth, the feeling of comfort, the fortifications of hearts well meant. The curls which cascade upon our backs, the heaviness and bounciness of waves heaven-sent, angelic are we, our knowing, [...]
With new beginnings comes new struggles, everything somewhat seems unfamiliar and disconcerting because you’re away from normal calm, and closer to the potential for failure and sorrows. You don’t know how to proceed, how to process, who to turn to, it used to be the norm, now the situation is alien to you, and here you are, [...]
I try to light the way for myself, only me at the present, for myself I can only take responsibility, but maybe in the future I’ll brighten the paths of others, allowing them to feel illumination from my positive attitude and candour. I smile and I dance into my path of least resistance, of least duress, the lantern which dangles from my wrist [...]
Rolling waves in my mind pass by, sumptuous, decadent, tidal, in their own time, I smile to myself as I feel the ebb and the flow of my thoughts travel singularly then as one, a conglomeration of multitudes, my will, coming along so beautifully, they could temporarily stun. This is my time, my springtime of my middle youth, where I have now grown and prematurely gone to pasture and I am taking in all I can [...]
Coming home, returning to that comfort, grasping onto something that will make her feel some level of homeliness. Away for a time, in a foreign place, alone, mostly, far from loved ones. Recovering, recovering, she’s been so strong thus far, we're so proud of her, [...]
