Anna : Writing

Apostrophe S

Apostrophe S

A Poem by Anna


When you leave meI can tell you two thingsFor certain.I will have loved youLoved you despairingly�"And I will be thereAnytime you need me...
Nails

Nails

A Poem by Anna


What other greater miseryIs there than loving someone�"?It plunges deep enoughTo carve out any doubt thatI might be capable of letting go...
Still Bleeding

Still Bleeding

A Poem by Anna


I want you to miss meSo painfully�"That a fire becomes youBurns you into ashesThat look just like mine.Become a torchWhose flames are pres..
Height of the Fall

Height of the Fall

A Poem by Anna


Close the distance between us�"The narrow pathStrewn with starsIn the deepening ocean.I see the space betweenYour fingersThe gap between y..
Duchessa

Duchessa

A Poem by Anna


Her long blonde hairTanglesIn my memory�"Knife never sharpEnoughTo cut throughEvery strand.She's wrapped aroundMy heartThe smell of oak tr..
Uranium

Uranium

A Poem by Anna


I absolutely meantEvery single word I said.When it was growing darkAnd the sea of starsRolled onwardInto the vast open nothingThat you so loved交..
Waterlily

Waterlily

A Poem by Anna


There is an old lanternSwinging by the gentle handsOf the wind pushingOn and on, into the Grotto.The wax long meltedFrom a candle down toWick and iron..
If You Ever Loved Me

If You Ever Loved Me

A Poem by Anna


The dark red fruit of the summerStrawberries, deepPainfully swollen likeThe infection in the wound.The flesh spread overThe shadowy cherryOn my tongue..
Superstition

Superstition

A Poem by Anna


I was comfortableFor a short whileLike it would be okIf you saw me inThe yellow light�"I thought you saw meWhite againstThe falling snowOn..
Warning: Reaching Abyssal Zone

Warning: Reaching Abyssal Zone

A Poem by Anna


I have wanted to love youIn a way that would be enoughIn a way that you would like.I have tried to loveFrom the deepest depthsOf the trenches in me..