“Remedy for Sadness” by Barbara Arenburg
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Remedy for Sadness
By Barbara Arenburg
Just then, in the silence, when everyone sleeps
and the hum of the air vent lulls you
and the blackness of night stares straight
Your legs like bricks
and you must have swallowed a stone
Your arms feel tied fast with rope.
Think of that time you went walking alone
right after you carried your heart on your sleeve,
the pine forest cushioned with needles
a scented path you cannot ignore.
You walk by the brook
bent over and throwing sticks
They drift downstream to someplace else
you dream of following
Copyright © Barbara Arenburg
Barbara Arenburg works for the Hamilton Public Library and is a Hamilton-based emerging poet and writer. She was mentored by Canadian poet Jaclyn Desforges through the Writer-in-Residence program at McMaster University. Barb’s work has been published in Tower Poetry, Canadian Running Magazine, and HPL.ca. She can be found on IG writing about books and snippets of life @books_and_blurbs.
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