The Error of Our Ways

Misty air

Hung stagnant and sure

A sweltering mess

Holding down possibilities

And hampering the growth

Of dreams long awaited,

Turning strong leaves limp,

Drying the wells of knowledge

As minds wandered

Within the walls

Checking rooms

For refreshing thoughts

Memories of cooler days

And moments of

Spring’s revival-

Coldness was sought

A thought masquerading

As a viable need,

But with winter’s frost

Hearts desired the heat

Now looked at in disgust

To be human

Is to be incapable

Of accepting the current,

Always wanting what is next

But regretting the loss

Of what was,

Heartbreak and mind-ache-

The error of our ways.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

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