Askew : Writing

A Prayer for Love

A Prayer for Love

A Poem by Askew


Aohrodite help me I pray to you each night My altar is littered with rose petals and sea shells I beg of you to teach me Make of me you disciple ..
Waiting for Spring

Waiting for Spring

A Poem by Askew


Spring is on the wayThe trees shake off the lingering chillThe emerging sun is warming my cold bonesSlowly but surelyFire is filling my veinsHeating m..
Redemption

Redemption

A Poem by Askew


I want to be stabbedA knife thrust into my gutOnly once or twice, no need to worryA different kind of penetrationWill it feel different?Hurt more or l..
The Oldest

The Oldest

A Poem by Askew


There is something about being the oldest child Grandchild Cousin Niece I was the first to bear the weight of expectation The first to be gifted..
It Hurts

It Hurts

A Poem by Askew


I love easily and deeply I say it all the time to anyone and anything My mom and I end every phone call with, "Okay, love you, bye!" Every time I..
Hunger

Hunger

A Poem by Askew


I have never been hungrier than I am nowAt 22 I am starved and feralI felt the first pangs of hunger when I was 12Tiny groans in the pit of my stomach..
My Shameful Secret

My Shameful Secret

A Poem by Askew


Do you want to know a secret? Something I could never tell anyone I know? I want to be loved Desperately and passionately I want someone to hold ..
A Father and a Daughter

A Father and a Daughter

A Poem by Askew


He loves meHe holds me as a child when I am hurtHe accepts me as his own though we don’t share bloodHe hates meHe shuns me as an adult when I ma..
You Turn Me Into Gaia

You Turn Me Into Gaia

A Poem by Askew


I have always been made up of harsh things Broken glass and mirror shards Vodka straight from the bottle and the smell of cigarettes Bloody lips ..
Facts and Questions

Facts and Questions

A Poem by Askew


Things I know: 1. Every cell in our body is replaced every 7 to 10 years. 2. The human brain often copes with sexual trauma by turning it into ..

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