Anna : Writing

Morning Sickness

Morning Sickness

A Poem by Anna


I feel ill when I wake upfrom the want to talk and havingno words to fill an empty page.Something hiding in my stomachhungers for the lull of the stor..
Of Salt & Oranges

Of Salt & Oranges

A Poem by Anna


Something long dead andaged, drowned in barreled wine;floated up to drooping ceiling tileslike an orange peel bobbing atthe underside of some lonely p..
January

January

A Poem by Anna


I wanted so badly to write you booksand poems I could sealwith lavender and wax from aburning candle.It's a shamethat you don't like to read.Words don..
The Last Line

The Last Line

A Poem by Anna


I stand at the edge of a drop-off;the roots of trees gnarled out intothe dead zone where a fog hangs--it is empty and cold out there.Do I fall?A tingl..
Wendigo

Wendigo

A Poem by Anna


Dad-I left my jacket at home.It's cold out here and thesky has gone dark.There's something following-in the underbrush, the trees.There's something ou..
Lux

Lux

A Poem by Anna


Blood pools in rings of salt;moonlit-- absent from time.Smoke stings your eyes untilyour clawing fit subsides.What is left of you isn'tvery human anym..
Ersine

Ersine

A Poem by Anna


The world is beautiful in the eye of the storm--it is most vibrant in the calm between sufferings.Where a period of grief leaves a heavy fogthe briar ..
Liar

Liar

A Poem by Anna


I stopped being honest.It hurt too muchto say what I meant to.That candle left mein darkness.And so I sealedmy lips withthe wax.
Leska

Leska

A Poem by Anna


Love arrives like a consequence thatEros himself would find laughable-Somewhere in the fog of sicknessKerosene lamps and glowsticks crackAsunder in my..
Half Asleep

Half Asleep

A Poem by Anna


The motel room is warm-it smells vaguely of cigarettesbut that's become comforting.You've been restless, twitchylike a cat listening to the railroad.T..