Tag Archives: poetry
Atlas
On top of the world is how you left me every time you touched me every time you saw me every time you spoke to me I was high flying until I was free falling and then I went from … Continue reading
Impression
She was under the impression that he loved her, that she mattered. She was under the impression that he cared for more than himself. Now she’s only under the impression of his bootheel as it grinds her pretty face into … Continue reading
Inevitable
Somewhere in me, a great ocean has iced over. The ice itself is brittle, and if pressed, a great tide of tears will rush forth. It threatens to drown all who are near. I will not cry, I promise them. … Continue reading
I Don’t Mind
I am fishcaught mouthhooked (I should have learned to keep mine shut) on the barbed bits of you that have always, always lured me. Now I gasp, out of of breath, suffocating in your grasp. Only I couldn’t bear it … Continue reading
Honesty
I am terrible at promises. I am a liar and a fool. I am weak and I am maddening. I am fearful and I am broken. I am hopeless and I am miserable. I think of myself as unloved, unlovable, … Continue reading