Hayley : Writing

Cotton, as a baby

Cotton, as a baby

A Poem by Hayley


put me to sleep every night like clockwork before I could yawn and lament my troubles with the moon, like my ruddy fist could sh..
Morning/mourning

Morning/mourning

A Poem by Hayley


My cup of coffee is light under my fingertips and I barely notice how I drag it deep like a cigarette wondering if ..
Swan Lake

Swan Lake

A Poem by Hayley


Mary is sitting in her bathtub feet up she paints her toenails the color of blood pyramid studded she stretches her neck, ..
Apologia

Apologia

A Poem by Hayley


The trees are naked and brittle under the weight of snow falling like sinking ships in an ocean wave their virgin mouth..
Humble Company

Humble Company

A Poem by Hayley


Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living. -Emily Bronte If a soft light fell on my desk with the humble co..
Atrophy of Autumn

Atrophy of Autumn

A Poem by Hayley


I’ve noticed the catered humor in color This fall Where the cranberry-hearted Starbucks baristas Holiday season our minds And han..
Unbeautiful

Unbeautiful

A Poem by Hayley


Here in the sunshineShe wears the rays as a maskAnd her playing eyes aren't honest, for onceThough she stares deep,Willing they cover the rest of her ..
Yesterday I Swallowed the Ocean Whole

Yesterday I Swallowed the Ocean Whole

A Poem by Hayley


Yesterday I swallowed the ocean whole, As if I could claim it as my own, And suffered quite a long night With the salt echoing in my ..
To Memory

To Memory

A Poem by Hayley


I. Like the moon dipped And waned Her marble-heavy sails, The sailors dismantled her With their eyes Like a slice of cake. They longed ..
The Golden Calves

The Golden Calves

A Poem by Hayley


Ephesians 2:8 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--” We were l..