Anna : Writing

Water in the Church

Water in the Church

A Poem by Anna


The namelessHeavy momentI felt forgiveness.After I’d fallenHundreds and hundredsOf moments--From which I had noRespite.I’ve been willingTo..
Echoes

Echoes

A Poem by Anna


When you are unaccompaniedBy madnessWho do you blame for the hurt--?A soundless cavernStill makes an echoBut my mind is lonely andEchoes say nothing n..
Liar

Liar

A Poem by Anna


I pale in the nightJust the wound of a person--The phantom of a nameCast in the shadow ofRaindrops down the gutterOf an old porch.Cigarettes smoking b..
Twilight Coming Down

Twilight Coming Down

A Poem by Anna


I am exhaustedIn a way that ICan almost not describe--Except that it achesAnd drownsAnd still, swims aroundInside the cavityThe deep hollowOf my chest..
In the Ceasefire

In the Ceasefire

A Poem by Anna


I heard the same birdThis morningCooing in a tree somewhere.The rain slides downYour windowAnd I rememberThe midsummer park�"Wiping the be..
Apostrophe S

Apostrophe S

A Poem by Anna


When you leave meI can tell you two thingsFor certain.I will have loved youLoved you despairingly�"And I will be thereAnytime you need me...
Nails

Nails

A Poem by Anna


What other greater miseryIs there than loving someone�"?It plunges deep enoughTo carve out any doubt thatI might be capable of letting go...
Still Bleeding

Still Bleeding

A Poem by Anna


I want you to miss meSo painfully�"That a fire becomes youBurns you into ashesThat look just like mine.Become a torchWhose flames are pres..
Height of the Fall

Height of the Fall

A Poem by Anna


Close the distance between us�"The narrow pathStrewn with starsIn the deepening ocean.I see the space betweenYour fingersThe gap between y..
Duchessa

Duchessa

A Poem by Anna


Her long blonde hairTanglesIn my memory�"Knife never sharpEnoughTo cut throughEvery strand.She's wrapped aroundMy heartThe smell of oak tr..

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