Poetry by Tina Isom-Carey

                         Kaydee H CC



​Chasing Shadows

I yearn to find the old me
endlessly peeping in places that I shouldn’t be--

naked closets, 
gloomy alleys
abandoned buildings

It's eternally dark, slippery 
and drenched with misery

I see ghostly memories rise and fall
like snapshots held of by invisible hands

The silhouette of the bloodied butcher
flinging unneeded parts of me

I snatch them one by one
for they are not worthless
they are my unfortunate memories.

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Tina is a Personal Chef and a long-time writer and lover of poetry. She writes from personal knowledge of trauma, grief, mental health, and healing. She is hoping to inspire and create a unified experience of hope and understanding. Tina has been published by The Voice’s Project, AntiherionChick, Poetica Review, Call and Response Journal, Ghost Heart Journal, Poetic Pill Blog, Athena Review, and others. Tina is also the creator and founder of UniquePoetry.com