I Am Svetlana : Writing

Keyless Prison

Keyless Prison

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


The secret hope we burymakes us brave inbeautiful ways.The moment you met me,I exploded into a million fragments.You stole my speech--let it vanish, l..
Hush, Hush

Hush, Hush

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


I will never forgetthe squeeze of your hand,dirt under the nails.I will hold your namesacred between my teeth,the flavor yourlips left behind.The long..
Sleepy Soul

Sleepy Soul

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


Headstones,carved & fading.Guardingforbidden places.Sleepysouled ghost,expire quietly,silent deaths.Settinganother heartfreeby now.Deathis thelast..
Love Nest

Love Nest

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


We row out into the dark,to the edge of a clear brook.Silence makes waveswhen dream spoke.We both track the stars.We speak lost to sense.We are two lo..
The Man With the Tie

The Man With the Tie

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


After many jumbled days & nights,the man with the tie knewhe would never be gettingto the face of that girl.A scarf loose around his neckand a bra..
They Live With a Sin

They Live With a Sin

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


No--I am doing no harm;though after I heard you were goneI began writing in a notebook--writing about all of them.This time aroundI want to leave it b..
Being Blank

Being Blank

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


I act like I'm okay,but walked in circles for days.Pausing here & there,trying not to dream.Oh, I am getting goodat being blank--mindless in themi..
A Being Full of Wishes

A Being Full of Wishes

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


I enjoyed acigarette in the dark,watching the puffsof white smokelike thought balloons.I watched thenighttime fromthe wooden dockas the moon rollsacro..
Off the Ledge

Off the Ledge

A Story by I Am Svetlana


Does anyone remember that wish I made so long ago? I have not forgotten, so don’t get your hopes up. This day, I stood atop a building ledge. ..
A Kiss in the Rain

A Kiss in the Rain

A Story by I Am Svetlana


To have the perfect kiss, be held by that special someone and feel a soft, evening mist around you. I had always desired to be kissed in the rain. ..