Katie Sherrill Barnett

Polar Opposites

Crumbling within

My countenance fades

Wonton despair evokes potent sadness

Sorrow holds my hand

In a breath, I feast on elation

Exuberance mounts and

Trickles down the wall

Electricity fires through blistered veins

Bliss enchants

Serendipitous highs

Forlorn lows

Errant abduction of the mind