Teri Dourmashkin

Do you ever think about death?Does it bring anxiety, a soul's unrest?So much sadness, so many tears.Missing loved ones, memories so dear.Sobbing in rivers, overflowing with pain.They hear your heartache, holding hands in the rain.The veil will lift, and your day will come.A time for rebirth, just walk towards the sun. … [Read more...] about Beyond the Veil, By: 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