Matthew Clough : Writing

I Know Rivers

I Know Rivers

A Poem by Matthew Clough


You flow: Pulsing, like the lapping waves brushing cattails at the bank. You surprise me at every twist, pulling me beneath yo..
The Butterfly Machine

The Butterfly Machine

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I don’t remember when I got involved with disengagement, if that’s even something one can become involved with. Yet it’s so..
Lotus Cloud

Lotus Cloud

A Poem by Matthew Clough


It was during the silent car ride home following your death that I gazed through the window to find a wispy cloud spiraled about itse..
Old Days

Old Days

A Poem by Matthew Clough


Universally, it is human nature to divide the greater wholes into bite-size units that are friendlier, easier to swallow. This is wha..
Sound of the Sea

Sound of the Sea

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I love the sound of the sea, Pulling me to you, to me. I think of the months passing, like waves tumbling upon themselves, collaps..
Construction of Birdhouses

Construction of Birdhouses

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I think the problem was in you thinking this meant something. I just needed an outlet in which to satisfy my daddy kink. You’re mor..
On Ice Skating

On Ice Skating

A Poem by Matthew Clough


What marvel of humanity, when, upon gazing at the frozen pond in the park, decided to walk across to the other side? How did that tho..
I Can Remember

I Can Remember

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I can remember counting the ceiling tiles. Seventy-two. I have a friend in the architecture program and she said that figure sounded ratio..
Phone Break-Ups of Others

Phone Break-Ups of Others

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I had never loved you more. Never more than the night that your relationship ended over the phone in quick taps. You said it was ..
Waves

Waves

A Poem by Matthew Clough


“Have you ever been in love?” “Once, a while ago.” “What was that like?” “Like gliding through ..