The Empty Dance

The heart wrenching lonely pain

Of reaching out to nothing

Neither heard, nor felt, nor seen

As if not even being

Caught up in a dynamic

You play out anxious frantics

That are drawn to and repel

Their old avoidance tactics

Each brazenly brandishes

Their weapons of rejection

From behind their tattooed shields

Of fragile self protection

Tormented by spinning thoughts

Of worthlessness and of doubt

Insecurities within

Now visibly seeping out

And then with a sacred pause

You come out of this deep trance

You centre yourself again

Detached from this empty dance

Poem: © Penelope Mavor 2014

Image: via google images

Haikus to Help - MSF

MSF are there

Where help is needed the most

They are our heroes

MSF: Neutral

Are there in the field trying

To stop Ebola

For love and support

Of the MSF hero

And humanity

Are you able to

Donate what is possible

To help their missions?

I commit to run

The marathon in Florence

All pledges welcome

Explanation:

The Florence Marathon is on the 30th November 2014.  It will be my sixth marathon but the first time I will do it to raise money.  In the past, I have run for my own sense of satisfaction.  Now I am following the lead of all those who manage to do that and fundraise for a cause they believe in.  

I choose Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders.   Independent. Neutral.  Impartial.   And there.  Providing assistance where it is needed most.  

If you would like to sponsor me/donate, I invite you to do so via my Just Giving page https://www.justgiving.com/Penelope-Mavor

With many thanks

Photo: Martin Zinggl/MSF

Poem:  © Penelope Mavor 2014