Rachel Sayer : Writing

I�m Hesitant to Write Another Poem About Cigarettes, and to Address it to You

I�m Hesitant to Write Another Poem About Cigarette..

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


We’re characters in film noir as we sit smoking cigarettes, one after another. It hurts too much to look down at the odd collection of s..
Sixteen

Sixteen

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


Three girls are safe for now, in a tragic photograph. Nearly naked, they cling to each other with pursed lips and toughening hearts. In a lonely u..
Aclaración

Aclaración

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


It was the way you asked if you could turn the light on— you sounded for all the world like a little child afraid of the dark. And for a l..
Performative Misery

Performative Misery

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


You’re awfully sorry but you’re always the same. These Accidental Injuries are killing us slowly, and this is homicide from the inside..
Little B

Little B

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


He wears his wrinkled shirts unbottoned, and his tennis shoes tied all the way. Headphones hold his reeling head together, and his hand grips an ol..
The Gingerbread House

The Gingerbread House

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


...another true story...
End of a Summer Holiday

End of a Summer Holiday

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


Every word has lost its meaning as a brisk October wind paves dry salt paths on my face, which your fingers travel like faithful pilgrims. Hesit..
Dreams

Dreams

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


they don't give a damn, cigarettes in hand, the land wasting away under their watchful eyes, with lies kept conveniently in their pockets. behin..
Curls and Misdemeanors

Curls and Misdemeanors

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


He had Jesus on his right shoulder and four cards up his sleeves, marijuana leaves in the glove department and a burned notebook of dreams. He lov..
The Science of Destruction

The Science of Destruction

A Poem by Rachel Sayer


When the hornets swarmed around your head and your thoughts hovered somewhere underneath the cloud— when the shouts of the mob were reduced to..

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