augury
augury
Ellen Adell McMahon
I was destined for despair
Condemned to walk foreverÂ
In the pouring rain
Gloom
Nipping at my heels
Desperate as a starving dog
Sorrow
Following me home
Persistent as a cursed black cat
Anguish
Stepping on my shadow
And yet I walk the path
Laid out for me
Tripping on my tiptoes
Ellen McMahon is a part-time reluctant worker bee and full-time aspiring artist. When not working her day job, she is writing poetry and plays, sticker journaling, listening to audiobooks and teaching herself to sew. She loves her husband who makes her laugh and their dog Hex. They reside in New Jersey.