Wounded Souls
written by: Maggie Watson
Wounded souls.
Fractured frames.
Carrying pain.
Searching for shelter.
Kind eyes that do not chastise.
Warm arms that hold the fragments.
A soothing voice that says, “With me, you are safe.”
Wounded souls carrying karmic weight.
The burden sits on their shoulders.
It darkens the windows as if it were
sewn into the fibre of their being over many lifetimes.
Wounded souls.
Always anticipating war.
Those safety pins that hold them together
are now worn thin.
Fragile to touch.
Too afraid to love.
Wounded souls need no more salt added.
Why do we forget they are still human
as we ignore their silent screams?
AUGUST 2025 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Maggie was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She now lives in Scotland. She has CFS which is a very debilitating/unpredictable illness. She began writing in 2020 at the start of the Pandemic. At that point, she had no idea it would play such a huge part in her life as it does now! In 2021 she self-published her first collection of poetry and has since self-published three others. Her writing is now much more diverse than when she began. Maggie draws a lot on her life experiences when writing, so her poems can be raw. But she feels that makes her work more relatable to the reader. Maggie is also a volunteer at Barnardo's in UK. She enjoys walks in nature and solo travel.
Latest posts by Maggie Watson (see all)
- Wounded Souls - June 16, 2026
- Death Rattles - March 3, 2026
- Breaking Bread - November 19, 2025
