Corinna Bridgebury : Writing

As I Do You

As I Do You

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


I've never loved anyoneAs I do youWith laughterAnd tendernessAnd complete honestyNot because I chose toBut because I couldn't help myselfCouldn't bear..
Only Monday

Only Monday

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


Is it really only monday?It seems like forever since I've seen youAnd forever till I'll see you again.There's an absenceIn the deepest part of mePainf..
The Morning After

The Morning After

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


The ache of my musclesThe morning afterIs beautiful.I raise my handsArch my backPoint my toesJust to feel itTo remember the cause.I luxuriate in itAnd..
This Morning

This Morning

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


This morning I woke up missing you.Before I could stop itMy unguarded mind remembered:My cheek against the smooth skin of your tattooed back.Your hand..
It's been a week

It's been a week

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


A week is a long time. You start to forget the sound of a voice The curve of an eyebrow The feel of skin beneath your fingers. Lips on..
Love,

Love,

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


Claim me for your own and I am yoursTouch me, hold me, kiss me, take meYou I can never deny.As long as I am yours and you are mineI will be longing fo..
24 Hours Later

24 Hours Later

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


It’s been, what, 24 hours? And already I miss you. The city And walking Reminds me of you. I want your hand in mine So..
A problem

A problem

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


The problem is this -I tried and foundI can't write about youWith the same words I used before.I need new words, stronger wordsFor hope and joy and lo..
Claudia and Sandwiches

Claudia and Sandwiches

A Story by Corinna Bridgebury


On a train ride home from Chicago, Claudia is reminded that she is a coward.
Safety

Safety

A Poem by Corinna Bridgebury


You tell me This is safe. Safe? Seems like such a small word To describe this feeling This opening up Being me A painful ecstas..