Anna : Writing

To Rest, Again

To Rest, Again

A Poem by Anna


I've attended my own funeralBeen buriedIn every sort of casketWorn to eternal restThe soft white chiffon andEvery color but black.The dirt hits the co..
Ash-ache

Ash-ache

A Poem by Anna


I ache to know whyThis never seems to work.I'm meant to learn a lesson butI keep the shards, I learn toBleed more efficiently.How can I shatter glassW..
Blasphemy

Blasphemy

A Poem by Anna


It comes to me clearlyCrisply in my handsHeavy behind my eyes-Whose life for which I'd runWhen the time came.As I rage against myselfThe same weakness..
Deep in the Astral...

Deep in the Astral...

A Poem by Anna


A room unfurls in pink carpetWhite chiffon curtainsDark polished wood onWinding banisters going upUp the stairwayWhere a woman in a gownComes downLike..
Sideways Lightning

Sideways Lightning

A Poem by Anna


Why is it that loveMust be so tormenting?Torrential.The dog you feed is biting youAnd tearing your heart outWhen you sleep next to him.He brings it ba..
In the Valley

In the Valley

A Poem by Anna


I'm the phantom speaking.All I am is grey. Color drained.The eyes tell all.There's no story left in the way.A last letter hangs off the page.Ink is fa..
Misery

Misery

A Poem by Anna


Anger is in the calmthe gentle wavesthe pull of a strong breezein all the summer's red, redberries.Tangled in my hairdown the cracks in my lipslike I ..
Grief

Grief

A Poem by Anna


Ah, grief.That irritable thing.Stomping around, angry at singing birds.He's just old, tired, sick of the noise.He's just a dog with no master.Unruly. ..
Whole

Whole

A Poem by Anna


Wanting to be a separate entity.Being one. Then still, having a piece of yousomewhere else.And not because it's needed.Not because, it's necessary.Onl..
Hollyhock

Hollyhock

A Poem by Anna


If you then are my shadow,if you shy your eyes, bring me roses...The hollyhock might stay.If you give me halves in morn,if you spend time in the moonl..