Breath & Shadow
2006 - Vol. 3, Issue 1
Two Poems
written by
Tyler Ingalls
"Tie–Dyed"
I am a tie–dyed wheel spinning on it's bearing
As I wear down
I am still holding onto the road
I have a better grip on the road
On the wheels there are bumps
There are flat spots
As I try to work out my bumps
and make myself rounder
So I can spin myself more freely
I learn that this road is not so easy
I've seen where I've been
I have no idea what I'm going to encounter
But
I'm determined to find out what is ahead of me
what is left to me is my soul.
"The Pen"
I lost you
I lost you "A's"
I lost "B’s"
I lost the "D's"
Oh darn!
Where's that pen?
I lost your word
I lost your poetry
I lost your sentences
I lost your wonderful stories
I lost your imagination, creativity
Oh! There you are in the back of the drawer
I picked you up
Started to write
I realized you were out of ink, literally
Tyler Ingalls is a poet and a fiction writer who lives in Maine with two roommates. He has been attending a poetry club in Ferry Beach, Maine, for over seven years. He was published in the Ferry Beach Literary Journal in the summer of 2001 and is the author of a collection of poems and essays entitled Wrestling With Life, Tales of an Illiterate Poet. Tyler has pervasive developmental disorder and autism. His poetry illustrates his experiences through writing with the aid of a scribe. You can email him at IngallsTyler@yahoo.com.