Songs of Eretz Poetry
Review is
pleased to present “Just Words” by Lauren
McBride. Mrs. McBride finds
inspiration in faith, nature, molecular biology (she is a former researcher),
and membership in the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA). She was
nominated for a SFPA Dwarf Stars Award twice in 2014. Her work has appeared in various speculative, nature, and
children's publications including: Songs of Eretz Poetry E-zine, Dreams
and Nightmares, Tales of the Talisman, and The Magazine of
Speculative Poetry. She shares a love of laughter, science and the
ocean with her husband and two children.
Just Words
Lauren McBride
Who is essentially me -
my picture?
Or the pictures I paint
with my words?
Poems and prose -
lined up in rows.
Some are his story
some are hers -
all just words.
Is the eye the sole
window to the soul?
Or does writing
share more,
bare more,
lay naked the heart
by words penned?
Choose carefully:
may befriend
or offend.
We leave behind
our reflection
when we reflect
our thoughts
onto the page.
Height, weight, sex, age
matter not!
Ideas the truest measure -
words our gift,
our treasure.
Poet's Notes: While a member of an online writing group, it
occurred to me that we knew nothing about each other except for words on a
page; and yet friendships formed, from words alone with no bias based on age,
race, sex or social standing. The image we present either face to
face or in a picture is a choice, just like the thoughts we share. If limited
to looks or ideas, which yields a truer sense of self? Pondering this question
led to "Just Words."
Editor's Note: I
like the gentle rhymes and plays on words here--even the title has a double
meaning ("just" as in "only" and "just" as in
"righteous"). The theme, while hardly new, is still nicely
stated and thought provoking. "Just Words" first appeared
in Word Slaw in March 2008 under the pen name, Elizabeth L.
Collins, and was reprinted in Songs of
Eretz Poetry E-zine in November 2014.
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