The Perhaps
Bruise is a memory,
imprint, injustice,
an indentation—
not quite puncturing
hope but a punctuation,
complacent resignation.
Quietude, clothing covers
past, blanketed over
where recollections fade,
actions add to uncertainty,
dreams masquerade
as monsters, pressuring
realities into the perhaps.
Julie A. Dickson reads poetry to rescued cats Cam and JoJo, advocates for captive elephants and loves to write poetry to prompts. A Push Cart nominee, Dickson has served on two poetry boards, attends workshops and coordinates 100 thousand poets for change annually. Her work appears in Ekphrastic Review, Page & Spine, Misfit and Uppagus, among other journals; full length works on Amazon. She is constantly feeling rewarded by her work with seniors and spending time with her grandson, Holden.