Laura Kate : Writing

Are We Strangers Now?

Are We Strangers Now?

A Poem by Laura Kate


Are we strangers now?I thought I knew youonce before. I rememberthat kiss, the one that tore myheart right out of its chest.Ae we strangers now?I thin..
The Man

The Man

A Poem by Laura Kate


I loved him as the manstrong and wellgoing about lifejust fine by himself.I loved him as the boyyoung and stealthtoo afraid to admitthat he needed som..
Inner One

Inner One

A Poem by Laura Kate


I strived to findthe boy insideto tell him that he is loved,but the man in yousaw what he went throughand knows that love ain't enough.
Emergence

Emergence

A Poem by Laura Kate


Goodbye to the place I was inspired to go by the man who nurtured and loved me so. Did he know that after his death I'd need isolation in which I c..
Lessons

Lessons

A Poem by Laura Kate


All the things in lifeyou feel didn't serve youwere doing exactly that -serving youif only to shine a lighton the things in lifewhich don't serve yous..
Lonely

Lonely

A Poem by Laura Kate


I was thinking about loneliness and how tired I was of being it so I wrote down the word to confront it once and for all. I had a good long look a..
Goodbyes

Goodbyes

A Poem by Laura Kate


Last night I diedtears streaming from my eyesbefore I even realisedthat I was half way throughwriting my goodbyes.I stoppedto mourn myself;the person ..
Note To Self

Note To Self

A Poem by Laura Kate


What happened? Where did the peaceful you go?We worked so hard together and just like thatyou’re back worrying about all the things youused to ..
Trying not to try

Trying not to try

A Poem by Laura Kate


The waiting was trying.Even the trying not towait had its challenges.Trying not to try was thereally difficult one. Waiting for the time thatyou ought..
Restless Minds

Restless Minds

A Poem by Laura Kate


If only there werea switchto turn off the mindsending us to sleep -a pause,a retreat,the same way we send lightback to the darkness inoneswiftgentle ..