Teri Dourmashkin

My inner child screams and wails.She wants to feel safe, only torrents of hail.My teenager rails at the injustice of fate.Fighting demons, they dance with such hate.My adult self-cries in anguish and pain.Give me some peace, let me feel sane.I close my eyes, sail on riverboats that fly.Now I know why I need to cry. … [Read more...] about Conflicted Pieces Of Myself, By: Teri Dourmashkin

I want to feel magic, like silk in my hands.I want to escape pain, I walk holy lands.I want to feel passion, kisses etched in the sky.I want to melt like chocolate, let my tears tell you why.I want missing decades to stir me to cry.I want to hold you in deep wells of my heart.I want new pages; I want a new start. … [Read more...] about On Gossamer Wings, By: Teri Dourmashkin

Get out of your head, and into your heart.Overthinkers rip their own selves apart.Don't need an outsider to scramble your brains.You do it to yourself, scratchy tapes all the same.Keep turning the wheels inside out.So much frustration, the obsession just mounts.I've walked that road a million times: only get singed by a thorny vine.Let it go, give it up to the … [Read more...] about Unscramble Your Brain, By: Teri Dourmashkin

Let the fiercest storms that drowned my soul,Break the barriers of defenses my ancestors stole.Let the volcanoes that tore my insides apart,Wash away the shame, my tattered heart.Let the mountains crumble and fall onto me.Let them shred me to pieces, to victory.Let me stand buck naked, vulnerabilities bare.Let me fall into the ravages of the red sea.Let the cruelty be gifts … [Read more...] about Hidden Gifts, By: Teri Dourmashkin

Feeling exhausted, I just want to sleep.Lost in sweet slumber, I don't feel defeat.Peace a mirage, lay my eyes on and feast.Dangling sweet carrots burning my face.Buried lost years, just want to erase.Stripped of simplicities, this thing they call life.I'd sacrifice my all, never think twice.Swallowing goodness with grace and ease.This is my treasure; I want to believe. … [Read more...] about Faith Slipping On Ice, By: Teri Dourmashkin