claricestarling : Writing

Eulogy

Eulogy

A Poem by claricestarling


You are so beautiful.There are so many things I want to say to you. You are the sweetest woman I have ever been blessed enough to encounter. When the ..
The Sun

The Sun

A Poem by claricestarling


Quickening breathing and troubling tongueWhile apathy forces fire straight into my lungs.The mind remains bitter,But the heart beats still.Rapidly rel..
The Artist

The Artist

A Poem by claricestarling


The artist painted me tonight,A canvas I laid there bare.He used his hands to paint the lightAnd the breeze throughout my hair.I begged the artist to ..
Twine

Twine

A Poem by claricestarling


My memory alludes me,It passes me by.While my skin remains untangled,Like unraveled twine.The shadow of your fingersAs it fades down my spine...My mem..
Time

Time

A Poem by claricestarling


"There is a woman in the clock" she said.Locked behind the glass.She had two children behind the handThat tick away the past.I told her there was noth..
The Shelf

The Shelf

A Poem by claricestarling


Next time I will keep to myself,At the back of my mind,On the back of the shelf.A place I find I always return,Steady and dormant but waiting to burn.
The Shadow

The Shadow

A Poem by claricestarling


I am not pleased with this way of life.Stretching and squirming to reach the knife,To inevitably cut my ties to light,And bury myself within the night..