Julia Squires : Writing

phantom frailty

phantom frailty

A Poem by Julia Squires


i'm the darker side of something elsethat needs to be expresseda lighter shade of what can't be seentucked tight inside my chestsecuring now the wakin..
Seashells and Starfish

Seashells and Starfish

A Poem by Julia Squires


The sea laps the shore like the brim of a glass,A delicate duet; let's suspend the sun fromPastel pins, to prevent and prevail upon night -For once I ..
I Might as Well be the Moon

I Might as Well be the Moon

A Poem by Julia Squires


I succumb to the sun and awake to a touchFrom the fingers that tingle my mind each morning;I revolve around words that I'm scared to accept,Typed out ..
Lovely

Lovely

A Poem by Julia Squires


Devour my flesh in the dance, your designSend me into shudders that leave me shaking more monthsThan I could count; place me in a paradox,Uproot me fr..
Ballerina

Ballerina

A Poem by Julia Squires


Tumbling through the sky toward a summit uncertainMy nights are alight with a flourishing flickerThat burns in my bones with an ache I can't hideDesir..
The Apple I Offer

The Apple I Offer

A Poem by Julia Squires


I know that I'm nothing compared to these girlsWith their skin and their lips and their shadowy curls,And I hardly seem to know how anything works,And..
Devils Dance with Dandelions

Devils Dance with Dandelions

A Poem by Julia Squires


The air itself seems brighter now,Radiant wind revolving round,Chirps and chimes and crystal crowns,Lightwaves blooming clear and loud.Sugary soft and..
A City Ceramic

A City Ceramic

A Poem by Julia Squires


I feel my feelings fade and rustAlong with all I find:Smoke and ash and swirling dustFrom a different shore than mine...Through a city ceramicAnd a ca..
Celestial Shore

Celestial Shore

A Poem by Julia Squires


Shapeless as a shadowThat morphs with every moment...Unformed and unbalanced,Still drifting on a dream...It began when I died,And lay dormant for year..
Reams of Red and Royal

Reams of Red and Royal

A Poem by Julia Squires


Curtains of fire conceal her eyes,Her shape consumed in drapes;Cloaked with night, or something like,The feel beyond her fingers.Smoke is smeared acro..