Sunday, May 24, 2026

the words are hidden by Melissa Lemay

 

Mirac Sendil


the words are hidden


in the remnants of grease on

the frying pan hands toil to scrub

clean ; through the sunless day


those masterpieces: clouds

cognizant of their thick splotches

of paste , or it cognizant of them


beseeched by the pouring out

of a heart run through with the

bone brittleness of black love


sung onto concrete dried after

it is drenched with rain that has

become soundless in its own


sanctuary


© Melissa Lemay



Melissa Lemay


Melissa Lemay lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with her children, cats, and dog. She writes about God, addiction, trauma, healing, motherhood, and many other things. She enjoys spending time with family, drinking good coffee, and being outdoors. She loves animals. Her poem, “Ephemeral”, was chosen as Poetic Publication of the Year for 2023 at Spillwords Press; she was Author of the Month for July 2024 and Author of the Year for 2024. Find her at melissalemay.wordpress, collaborature.blogspot, and at dVerse Poets Pub




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