Piker Press β€” Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
June 08, 2026

Sometimes a Bruise

Pandel Collaros has taught at Bethany College (WV), Ohio State, and the University of Kansas. In addition to writing, he performs and produces music in Nashville.

Sometimes a Bruise

Cold and warm flow through my soul,
attributed to my memories,
anticipations from the mold.

I glimpse those memories now and then,
except when a sweet wind sweeps me up.
But she is weak and drops her burden, and moves along.

I watch the purple luminescence dissipate
as she flies to find another lake.
In mine, she would not, could not dwell.

Sometimes a quiet still erupts in silent leaves of treesβ€”
and silky air caresses me in a hint of breeze.

Something quiet has caught my eye.
Something in the sky does smile.

And then she comes and stirs the leaves,
and weaves them into a mid-air, flowing tapestry.

She wears the rain to wash the world,
and brings the sun to me.







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