PENNY WILSON - POEMS

Penny Wilson is a freelance writer who writes in several genres. She has written articles for WOW Women on Writing.  Her poetry has been published in online journals, such as Ariel Chart, Spill Words Press and the Poppy Road Review.  Penny is a member of the Austin Poetry Society. Her poetry has been featured in the publication America's Emerging Poets 2018 & 2019 by Z Publishing, Poets Quarterly and Dual Coast Magazine published by Prolific Press. You can find more of her writings on her blog at https://pennywilsonwrites.com/  and follow her on Twitter @pennywilson123.

​The Fortress--

The walls are high 
and built to withstand the harshest 
assaults.  

They were pieced together 
over the years 
using 
scars 
as mortar.  

I’ve paid the price 
for this fortress 
with bits of my soul.  

Although my heart 
is protected, 
my spirit 
has suffocated 
behind these walls.  

Throwing back the curtains, 
I slowly open the door.  

Through the crack 
I see the light 
of a new day.  

The promise of tomorrow 
beyond the horizon.  

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The Shell--
​

There was a crack 
in the shell that I
built around myself

It's a funny thing 
about shells 

They not only keep the
bad things out

they keep the good things out
too

I had nowhere else to turn

I could no longer stand 
on my own 

So I fell 
to my knees


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Halo--
​

Your touch

nourishment 

to this thirsty soul

You forgot your halo

It’s still lying here

Just slightly tarnished. 

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