Anna : Writing

If You Ever Loved Me

If You Ever Loved Me

A Poem by Anna


The dark red fruit of the summerStrawberries, deepPainfully swollen likeThe infection in the wound.The flesh spread overThe shadowy cherryOn my tongue..
Superstition

Superstition

A Poem by Anna


I was comfortableFor a short whileLike it would be okIf you saw me inThe yellow light�"I thought you saw meWhite againstThe falling snowOn..
Warning: Reaching Abyssal Zone

Warning: Reaching Abyssal Zone

A Poem by Anna


I have wanted to love youIn a way that would be enoughIn a way that you would like.I have tried to loveFrom the deepest depthsOf the trenches in me..
Disembodied Voices

Disembodied Voices

A Poem by Anna


You know I love youYou know, you know I do.Don't take the melody out of meWhen you know why it's thereYou know why I'm fallingOver myself, out of tune..
Atomic Entwined

Atomic Entwined

A Poem by Anna


There are shadows in the wayStarlight, falling sunsInside the black of the velvetDrawing lines across the skyTill Death�"There are shadows..
I Know What You Are

I Know What You Are

A Poem by Anna


Why do you put me through this violence?Like tearing down my garden-It took so long to plant and growI don't have the energy for it now whenAll I am i..
North Means Up

North Means Up

A Poem by Anna


There was a lonely orange treeAt the edge of the woodsWhere the scent of daffodilsWas heavy, after the fresh rain-I lingered there to lookFor the new ..
Wild Heart

Wild Heart

A Poem by Anna


Girlhood is a tentative thingUnsure if it has room to breathe-Sticking close to solid shadowsThe comfort of twilight, oftenI find myself carrying her ..
Papyrus Spirit

Papyrus Spirit

A Poem by Anna


There is something incompleteWalking aroundWithin my rib cage as IExhale.I'm an unfinished bookWritten all the wayBut the last linesMissingWaiting in ..
Green Porch

Green Porch

A Poem by Anna


Holding me in your front yardThe wind in my hairTrailing it gently over usVeiling my eyesSplitting the light betweenGolden strandsWeaving irrevocable ..