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Present, Future

A Poem by Erica Winter

One day down the lineI'll have someone to come home toIn the meantimeI'll come home to paper and a penI'll write down every moment that will lead to y..

Why I Can't Sleep

A Poem by Erica Winter

I guess what I want to say is that sleeping alone never bothered me muchI thought I knew how to give myself over to someoneI thought I knew what it wa..

Bittersweet

A Poem by Erica Winter

This loneliness would not seem so heavyIf I had never felt a warm heartDelicate soundsSharp tongueTrembling fingertipsThe bitter part of bittersweet i..

First Day (Baptism)

A Poem by Erica Winter

The first day of a brand new startI trudged with heavy feet to a baptismI wouldn't mind keeping my sinsI'd rather dispose of heartache and heal the cu..

Sublime Words.

A Poem by Erica Winter

He crooned soft and slowBringing the harsh truth to lightThe ghosts of my pastThey haunt me like the rest of themI've never begged them to leaveYour s..

What Was Left

A Poem by Erica Winter

I was once fueled by the idea of loveYou took all I had to giveI am now a fragment of who I used to beA broken seashell in the sandThe empty passenger..

Beyond Repair

A Poem by Erica Winter

I'm drinking the memories of you awayOn the floor, as worn and tired as this guitarEven more out of tuneUnable to sing anything but the saddest songsI..