Poem: Call to Action

Call to Action
By Michelle Garren-Flye

Guess it’s time to get strong again—
I think I’ve really let myself go…
but all the drips and torrential rain
will never make me slow.

I’m up for this, I’m working out,
strengthening for the work ahead;
there’s no time to cry or pout.
Just watch as my wings spread!

Come on, come on and join me!
Come here and take my hand;
Nobody ever said this life is easy
or that things will go as planned.

A monster in charge who we disdain?
Guess it’s time to get strong again.
Be strong like the oak tree. Photo and poem copyright 2024 Michelle Garren-Flye

Poem: The Tiger

A companion piece (or sequel?) to “Dead Dragon”

The Tiger

By Michelle Garren Flye

There’s a tiger in my heart

Pacing and guarding,

Keeping me safe.

He banished the dragon—

The one you abandoned

And left to its fate.

I love my tiger.

His growl seems to say,

You got this, little one,

I’m here to the end.

You got this, you’re strong

And you know it now.

And I do know it, because—

(You want to know why?)

Not everyone can hold

A tiger in her heart.

Copyright 2021 Michelle Garren Flye