Storytime with Rachel F Hundred

Category: Poetry

  • The Dance

    Author’s Note: One of my oldest poems. Content warnings: Allusion to sex. In my head I hear the music, In my heart I feel the beat. And soon my soul is singing Whilst my body feels the heat. I wrap my arms around you, Will your heart belong to me?…

  • Not Yet

    Author’s Note: One of my older poems. Content warnings: Allusion to depression and suicidal thoughts. She is locked in clouds; Suffocating slow. She’s fighting to break free But pain keeps her bound. She cannot do it. Not yet. She is swept away by riptides; Drowning fast. She’s struggling to the…

  • Journey

    Author’s Note: One of my older poems. Content warnings: Allusion to depression and death/rebirth. It was the star-lit night of lovers When I cast my reflection into time, And wandered down a lonely path, Wondering where and when my journey’s end. The road ahead was dark, Studded only with the…

  • Blended Life

    Author’s Note: Written for a challenge. Content warnings: Abstract. The canvas is blank, but it isn’t empty. There’s a form to be painted, a shape to emerge, Michelangelo’s angel to be carved. The first wash is Mother, white on white, turquoise veins that run like rivers, copper red covered with…

  • The Angel on My Shoulder

    Author’s Note: Written as a survivor of chronic illness where each day is a battle. Content warnings: Allusion to chronic illness. When every road I come to is a crossroads And every step I walk, I walk in pain I am the light that brightens up the darkness The voice…