the road ahead

by Julie Stevens

They say the dead walk this road

every time the moon showers light

on steps caught in its glare.

A line of broken souls 

breezing earth’s warm crust,

before mounting the wind to the sky.

The chilled air catches memories:

sugar-coated, hardened, raw.

An eternal collection for the library of life.

We walk the same path

surging forward with ambition,

never knowing when our steps will take flight.

Julie Stevens writes poems that cover many themes, but often engages with the problems of disability. She has two published pamphlets: Quicksand (Dreich 2020) and Balancing Act (Hedgehog Poetry Press, 2021). Her next pamphlet Step into the Dark will be published by The Hedgehog Poetry Press. www.jumpingjulespoetry.com