S. S. Allen : Writing

Water blue

Water blue

A Poem by S. S. Allen


Life plays in a sped up motion, All I want is for someone to press pause. Been holding my breath, wanting to exhale; the moment I went under this w..
The retaining wall

The retaining wall

A Poem by S. S. Allen


You hesitate as you re-call that moment. Call me back, Quickly...you panicked. Want to be committed But just a little bit. Put your hand in the f..
Why do people run?

Why do people run?

A Poem by S. S. Allen


Droplets drumming a rhythm on my head. It was a painted canvas of lightning and grey, With folk's frantic feet and shooting parasols; all except f..
Maybe he loves me

Maybe he loves me

A Poem by S. S. Allen


Often He'd bring me RosesSometimes they felt like thornsPeeling away at their petalled fleshMe thinks...Maybe he loves meMaybe He loves me not
I can't be myself around you.

I can't be myself around you.

A Poem by S. S. Allen


I'm like a wave of energy Creating cracks in places I ought not to be That travelling sensation down your spine; potentially bursting you open. Ho..
||A penny for these...

||A penny for these...

A Poem by S. S. Allen


My thoughts.
Handle with care || Fragile*

Handle with care || Fragile*

A Poem by S. S. Allen


I break, little pieces of me break, Inside.
Mosaic

Mosaic

A Poem by S. S. Allen


Candidly I come before you. I let you in with little effort. You break, just to piece me together. Aligning my missing parts with yourself My mo..
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A Poem by S. S. Allen


Its painfully beautiful, The way you hold her heart. Blood dripping through your phalanges, Making a mess. Losing her, Losing consciousness, Th..
Hummingbird: the dream

Hummingbird: the dream

A Poem by S. S. Allen


"I have a dream, that..." I too, have had dreams, that... Like accolades across my forehead, I wore the royal diadems. I lied supine, going ..