August 2023
Bio Note: I enjoy writing with an old-fashioned feathered quill at the beach in my spiral notebook. My poetry and short stories have been featured in 12 different publications including The Wise Owl, impspired Magazine, and Cold Moon Journal. I started writing songs and poetry around age 7. After being diagnosed with a mental illness in my 40’s, I upped my writing game and published my first book Poetry of a Paranoid Schizophrenic. I was a professional massage therapist, dancer, actress, director and singer/songwriter in California. My creative writing, love of my husband, therapy, and medications have worked wonders on my psyche. I now live a stable life with my husband in Clermont, Florida where we enjoy surfing at the beaches and going to the many amusement parks of Orlando. I also study Pranic healing.Check out my YouTube music video
Worse Than The Flu Pop Song.
The Ravages of Time
I remember a
White bikini
In photographs.
A young body
With ample curves,
But not heavy.
Magazines called
Wanting me again
When I was young.
I was striking
Playful poses
In the hot sun.
At fifty-four
They don’t
Call anymore.
Dark circles
Under eyes
Kill the beauty.
What once
Was firmness,
Now sags.
Where time
Was once quick,
Now it lags.
©2023 Deby Cedars
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