mattbandstra : Writing

Stars

Stars

A Story by mattbandstra


Rest has eluded me once again. I can't tell if Your arms are still around me. I can't hear that my voice is still making any sound. This sleep is stag..
Symmetry

Symmetry

A Poem by mattbandstra


breath:open eyes.stagnant motion,speaking in circles;the noise has stoppedbut my ears are still ringing.when raining becomes pouring,when a thought be..
"Her Eyes Fluttered Open"

"Her Eyes Fluttered Open"

A Story by mattbandstra


Her eyes fluttered open. If he had ever seen an ocean before, that’s what he would have thought of each time he saw her eyes. Light, blue, end..
"Anticlimactic"

"Anticlimactic"

A Story by mattbandstra


“You were the best thing that never happened to me.” I was talking to a shadow, and the wind carried my voice in the opposite direction. ..
"Birds in an Aquarium"

"Birds in an Aquarium"

A Story by mattbandstra


PERSON #1: I DON’T BELONG HEREFour letters are written with one shaking finger. “HELP”, written in the fog created by his stale br..
"Hearts Like Fireworks"

"Hearts Like Fireworks"

A Poem by mattbandstra


the atmosphere is our fenceand these fields go on foreverburning bright ready to explodeyour heart is like fireworksconfetti rainfalland sugar snowfla..
"Circles"

"Circles"

A Poem by mattbandstra


The lines wrap around our silhouettesReaching out and trying to escapeThe world’s a prison and skin is a cageI’m only visiting, I’ll..
"How to Write"

"How to Write"

A Poem by mattbandstra


An endless ocean of language is floating above me I need only to reach out and grab some words And place them on this paper In hopes that it all makes..