sea lily : Writing

near happiness

near happiness

A Poem by sea lily


i cut off all my hair.it no longer hungin a moody, drunk sway.like the girls in the music videoswe tried to imitate.and the photostell the storyfright..
tiny again

tiny again

A Poem by sea lily


i think you could have the giftof making me feel absolutely tiny.in oversized clothingand my new, new hairfreshly washedlike duck feathers.toes peekin..
rocket

rocket

A Poem by sea lily


good bone-structure,and gazelike a cornflower.we breathed puffs of airlike cigarettesand in my headyou loved meoverand overagain.
04/08/10

04/08/10

A Poem by sea lily


jumper,embraceleave a scentawkward, youth-grownpretty boyeyes unmadeacross the exam hall.the shamei've replaced,replayed,(retraced).
valentina

valentina

A Poem by sea lily


the books lay huddled,like sleeping kittensthe dust motes they hid,concealedbeneath their warm panting bodies.girls,with dirty, rubbered fingersplied ..
lonely road

lonely road

A Poem by sea lily


my friendsare all in loveand spend their weekendsin their made-of-lovearms they heldprivate bedat the top of the stairs.i'm with the girlwith daisies ..
the bird that got caught

the bird that got caught

A Poem by sea lily


in the grill of the car,its necktautand broken.eyesstitchedand unseeing.is gone,gone,gone.
i want

i want

A Poem by sea lily


i want your hungerand your melancholyand the different types of cheesesstashed in your refridgerator.and the glass bottlesthat we drankin your garden...
i wrote the book

i wrote the book

A Poem by sea lily


i wrote the bookthe trite how-to.how to love,without hope of loving(back,when we were in her bedroomand you peeked your eyesfrom under your strands)an..
the end of romance

the end of romance

A Poem by sea lily


the end of romance,is her.found,with your hair unboundclasped round the middleby a strangerwith whisky breathand a valium heart.we were the endwhen yo..