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Erik Fitzpatrick has been writing for the past 24 years. He enjoys writing poetry and working with imagery and also writes in the horror fantasy genre. He teaches creative writing workshops in Boston and has read his poetry at various venues in the area. This is his first publication in The Somerville Times.
Erik Fitzpatrick
COURAGE
I stepped outside,
Into a sheet of cold rain,
The sky a hazy grey,
The wind stirring among the trees,
The trees look like crooked hands,
With palms raised and fingers splayed,
Accepting the rain,
As if it was their Eucharist,
Their communion with God,
I realize nature is a part of God,
As well as a part of me,
It is simple epiphanies, like these,
That give flowers
The courage to bloom.
The courage to bloom.
– Erik Fitzpatrick
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