Lydia : Writing

Despondency

Despondency

A Poem by Lydia


I had a dream I braided my hair and one braid just fell out When I let my hair back down it was all there, seemingly only I could tell that some..
Retrograde

Retrograde

A Poem by Lydia


Some days I lay on the old bed Dreaming that drowning Is just floating in reverse But maybe it just looks that way The stars do not define me Not..
Quandam

Quandam

A Poem by Lydia


Worthless addict I am the worst kind of woe I scream to the abyss but there is no reply no echo No there is just me and it Staring and wondering..
Exile

Exile

A Poem by Lydia


I just want to go fast Faster than they say you should Until all the trees together Blurring look like they never stood alone Teach me to avoid my..
Fusion

Fusion

A Poem by Lydia


I should have taken a shower An hour ago but I can't get off the floor Feels like we belong to each other Absorbing how everything and nothing Rev..
Blackberries

Blackberries

A Poem by Lydia


Anticipation of the flowers For where there are flowers there will be fruit Imagining myself Glistening forehead and sticky thighs Fingers stained..
Shattered

Shattered

A Poem by Lydia


Show me your broken parts Even though their sharp edges May cut us both I will look upon them and love you still Even with the ugly strokes life p..
Equinox

Equinox

A Poem by Lydia


I don't really miss it now I just don't feel at home Like a plant between pots Or places in the ground Dust devils in the desert Their spirals mi..
Constancy

Constancy

A Poem by Lydia


Strange times, strange skies Can't you feel the earth turn? Listen, slowly and try I have touched to my lips The honey of my host I cannot return..
Ash

Ash

A Poem by Lydia


I have been touched by the fire Consumed entirely Spread like the ash Of his cigarette To the wind There is no other blaze Which has me weak..