They Are With Me

By Deana Tavares

There are faces
Behind my eyes
Behind my smiles
So many faces
Encapsulated
Within every
Rough
Ridden mile

Within every 
Starry-eyed sky
And tumble weed scene
The glassy
The glazed
The big bright eyes 
Still gleam

I take them all 
With me
Down every 
Dusty road
Through every 
Open door
I feel their footprints
Reverberating
The wooden planks
Upon
Every floor

Deana J. Tavares

Deana Tavares is a creatively fluid artist, poet, songwriter activist, and actor. Growing up on the south coast of Massachusetts, many of life's hurdles only further strengthened her drive towards the arts. Her deep connection to the natural world and humanity is regularly reflected back through her visual artwork, poetry, and songwriting. As an avid writer and maker her work leads her in various directions. Her latest explorations are currently in the direction of non-fiction.

Photo by Jodi Locke.