I Am Svetlana : Writing

White Noise

White Noise

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


I hear rain on the roof tonight.Do I weep or do I pray?White noise bothers me--silence that sings.It can transform thingswhich hide inside my head.Eag..
Nature's Clues

Nature's Clues

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


The day as it is.The thought of no-thought.Some say this all could end,taking my breath as it goes.There were scars for prooffrom noticing too much.Jo..
An Absence

An Absence

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


It was somewhere betweensongs that have no wordshow my father deals with grief.He falls asleep in front of the TV.Occasionally forgets my name.Checks ..
Apocalyptic Kiss

Apocalyptic Kiss

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


Bare tree branchesmake me the slightest bit lonely.To linger in love with you,wanting only to be found.On long days, on slow days,we will hold hands o..
Swan Song

Swan Song

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


Blue-eyed school girlwith those red-wine lips.A swan songfull of love notes.Someone you havedreamt of kissingduring a late-night movie.A city of rando..
The Loneliness Hours

The Loneliness Hours

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


Theloneliness hours are oftenworse than the nightmare itself.All the life in front of me.I'm afraid of what it means.Wake up in an empty houselike for..
We Are Shipwrecks

We Are Shipwrecks

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


To each we are themassive body of a shipwreck.To find safe harbor.Some of us are born chasing disaster.Some of us are born chasing poetry.The sky is e..
Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


We went for a walkon the wooden pier.Napped underneath thebeach umbrellas.I don't think the scenein my head is realcause I can feelthe phantom hurt in..
Never My Last Words

Never My Last Words

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


The boy who liveddownstairs inhaling chemicalswas equivalent to the timeyou left the popcorn in too long.Thus this memory ismixed into my poetryon a d..
This Black Hole

This Black Hole

A Poem by I Am Svetlana


When you appeared on my doorstep,I was eating cereal with no milk.Surely, I could fit all my worries inside a bathtub.Even when I wished I could.Took ..