The writings of Alecia Shepherd are vast in scope, deep in understanding, saturated with compassion and emotion, capturing the very heart of the human condition and lending its wisdom to the improvement of all who partake of it. Within this section, explore her poetry, her articles and more.
What now? I was good… I was quiet… so many days ignored… so many trials endured… so many times I listened… never bothered you with, “me”. Why are we leaving? Where will we go? What is the reason this time for you to throw us to the dogs? Why will you marry this male without […]
I see myself changing, becoming what I hated most. Loathe for my self grows with every mirror I shatter. The shards of one image of lies scattered through the air becomes as thousands in number, multiplying also my rage and despair. I think back to the little girl, the one in Springtime dresses and smiles, […]
I think I finally understand. I never needed to understand. I have finally found the answer. I had never needed to search for it. It had sought me all of my life. I am found when I was best-hidden. I wanted no God, no savior. I wanted oblivion, the freedom of death. I needed liberation […]
Smacked, but why? Beaten, told not to cry. Skin heals, bruises fade, scars excuse, and tears parade. Run, can we visit the sun? Shotguns, endless redneck fun. I’ll write a poem just for me, about sweet bliss and pretending to be free. He may be gone but not from my head. His slavering face haunts […]
I am lost in my mind, floating far from what those around me call reality. Eyes closed, breath shallow, body trembling. I feel the road beneath us. In the night, perhaps, we my lift away from the asphalt and go join with the void and sail eternally amidst the icy stars. But no, for fear […]