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Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

A Letter to Heaven

I glared at God, squinted at the sun, and kicked the earth beneath my feet. I wished the angels would come shooting down like stars. I wished Eden would fall into pieces; only then he’d know what it feels like to live among ruins…

Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

A Letter to My Pre-destined Soulmate

But I do know about our mutual dream
of holding hands
to face a cruel world that won’t feel too cruel

Posted on June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

Claustrophobe

Stick to me like a smoky breath after I have had my fifth cigarette  Even if I brush my newly stained teeth  or chew mint flavoured bubblegum It is sometimes…

Posted on June 7, 2021August 1, 2021 Movie Reviews Out of Theme Visuals

Movie Review: Little Women (2019)

In the 19th century, when society believed that single women couldn’t be successful, the talent of every single one of these young ladies created an unbreakable bond of hope in times of despair that would then determine their life path.

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

When the Bleeding Stops

The paper lies empty on my bed at night
And my pen won’t bleed anymore

Posted on April 26, 2021August 17, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

Soulmates

What if you fell in love with him? You fell in love with him in this whole new world, in this restricted, awfully tight skin. You fell. He didn’t.

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

Brain Dead

My blood is boiling,
My mind is running on a treadmill powered by broken thoughts,
shards here and there
all over the pillows and the sheets.

Posted on April 6, 2021April 12, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

Peach Wine

He is everything I cannot be. Blessed be he
Who dips his fingers into pots of rain water
And turns them into peach wine.

Posted on March 17, 2021June 29, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

Slumber State

Bent necks gazing into bent faiths
Backs leaning over ashtrays counting ash days
Knees kneeling to the glory of a soul keeper, no deeper than a black plate, platonic connections with plastic parts of no real power,

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Out of Theme Poetry

My Grandmother’s House

When the wind arose in the afternoon sun,
We put our little shoes on and sprinted down the stairs
Tripping around corners as we missed steps
But as long as we didn’t bleed, we didn’t care.

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