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Infertility

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

We found out that we are infertile in October. This piece came out of a lot of pain and heart break

Your storm

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

Colliding Falling into your gravitational pull We skirt around felled trees And misplaced debris As you uproot me. Clashing teeth..

Not like other women

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

“You are not like the other girls” You smile as though you are the first to say this Eyes glazed You wave your hand as if to w..

Writers block

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

Like ash I float Burned up Hollow I grasp to cling to the physical As I crumble and flake apart

high priest

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

If words were beatsyour fingers plucked a proseand strummed the linesreliquary in formyour poetry washes me anewPromises of tomorrowthe serenity of to..

Whole

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

the proverbial pecking order like the birds from finding nemo I stand on the chopping block As society chipped Mine! Mine! Mine! T..

Untitled #3

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

There is a valley that lies between us nowin the bed where we sleepvast and barrentrenches of pillowsdefine a battlefield of sheets.Fingers like stray..

Battlefield: Me

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

Today I broke a dish You smiled and called me clumsy Hand out you helped sweep it up and I walked away Done Clean Finished ..

Grow old with me

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

Grow old with meand one daywhile we rock on our porchwe will expoundabout the glory days of love.You will reminisce onmy dark hair and frecklesI will ..

Unfiltered

A Poem by Crystal Overmeyer-Birming..

In a worldwhere pain is beautyand suffering is fashionyou make sweatpants look sexy.I crave yourmessy hair and unabridged authenticityholding out your..