Christine : Writing

When it snows in October

When it snows in October

A Poem by Christine


Your cowardice is about as appealing As finding a strand of hair at the bottom of a cold drink; It didn’t make you any less refreshing. I..
A poem that came too late

A poem that came too late

A Poem by Christine


If I could fill a glass With all the words you’ve never heard, I wonder if you’d even take a sip. You died with a dry mouth. Now w..
Sincerity

Sincerity

A Poem by Christine


What would happen If you never knew anything about anyone Except that which hurt them the most? If you had to present your shortcomings and misgi..
Nonna, I have a Confession

Nonna, I have a Confession

A Poem by Christine


She used to brew a pot of coffee after every Sunday dinner But before she handed me my own cup, She’d add a splash of water to dilute the t..
Paradoxically Inconsequential

Paradoxically Inconsequential

A Poem by Christine


Life looms leisurely and lazily But I swear to you it stopped briefly Just to roundhouse kick me in the face That night I tried to get it drunk ..
A Sincere Apology

A Sincere Apology

A Poem by Christine


Was it really so naïve to think of you In the most forgivable terms Because it gets too hard fighting the urge To apologize for me. I fin..
Breathe Easy

Breathe Easy

A Poem by Christine


I like you
Sing me a symphony

Sing me a symphony

A Poem by Christine


How easy it must be for you To orchestrate time Using clock hands To conduct grand symphonies Effortlessly. We must have been So miserabl..
Take notes

Take notes

A Poem by Christine


I like to keep you bound in a spiral notebook Never knowing which is the more painful: Imagining or remembering? I keep pages of half truths ..
We made sand castles

We made sand castles

A Poem by Christine


Waves slosh and slam against a shore Dusted with sand castles Moats dug around each one As if that would prevent Someone from getting inside&h..