recent dawns have her bound in chains newly linked an innocent young spirit has begun to shrink I promise to not let her drown even as I'm sinking down I keep feeling I should be further down this road leaving mistakes strewn among the miles strode my head is filled with words of song … Continue reading Calendar Pages – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

  blowing through every season it's nature’s matter  no rhyme nor reason   carrying to and fro sometimes taking  what you’d rather not go   what is received in the shift you cannot predict  burdens and gifts   it may seem quiet on days calm and still  changes linger, don’t deny it   all around … Continue reading Hold Your Ground – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

  cool crisp sheets invited me in shielded with blankets  I could stay forever  but I will get up again    up or down the dial cannot turn as the knob was lost long ago the sound seems off to me   locked doors  are they new or old I’ve stopped looking for the key … Continue reading A Late Entry – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

bombs drop  from the sky I want to hide I do not run on blank pages I share  what is held inside often waiting  far too long  reaching out through these words seeking release  not answers dark victories  follow heavy shadows am I looking for forgiveness  from someone else but me when I wake  I … Continue reading Fading Into Morning – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

  taking on that pain has me driving all night the distance doesn't help at all it's my head that's filled with you   life carries on without not just for now forever we all get through these changes  somehow    I don’t need you to come back to me is a lie I tell … Continue reading Unseen Sketches – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

smells of autumn swirl as sunshine bounces from golden leaves a breeze carries last waves of warmth no longer dressed in summer blooms tall branches wave flags snap in the wind reminding that time marches unwavering cataloging memories with eyes fixed forward as miles stack behind dragonflies have long passed by while seasons change searching … Continue reading Below the Surface – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

  in a hurry  moving quickly no stopping point a to point b head down noticing nothing   this was not her style   she enjoyed the journey she saw the colors she took the time time ran out for her I hope I did not rush her   “The most important reason for going … Continue reading Give It a Minute – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

This throwback piece (8.14.11) was written by my late wife. Written approximately 1 month after her diagnosis with Stage 4 brain cancer. She was an amazing woman with the ability to step back, maintain and share a perspective that allowed her and all in her world to keep moving forward. When children are laughing and … Continue reading Throwback Friday – What Really Matters – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

  strength abound sat deep inside she carried a fragile soul  despite the scars worn by all who held her close a united strength held her high    readying her mettle  a test hovered  outside the door  perhaps before it’s time   at an unimaginable pace the flood arrived forcing steps back  to absorb the … Continue reading 3 Elephants – prikcab (Ian Perlman)

  stretched to transparent limits beyond paper thin brought to earth by life's gravity grasping anxiously to slow the pace attempting to reside  in Phoebe like innocence   #birdscansing #lookinginyourwindow Read more of prikcab (Ian Perlman) at http://www.lookinginyourwindow.com