Nora Mandrus : Writing

Late Nights and Early Mornings

Late Nights and Early Mornings

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


The smoke catches a ride with the wind.It's faster.Faster than it usually is.It tricks your mind.It kicks you into overdrive.There's a reason cigarett..
Burning Bridges

Burning Bridges

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


It’s easier to burn a bridge than to build one.It may not have been my magnum opusBut I would like to thinkWe were the most beautiful thing to e..
Buried Deep

Buried Deep

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


I will miss you always.Time does not regenerate pieces from our hearts.All of the tomorrows will seem dimmerAnd all of the yesterdays will be brighter..
Many Moments

Many Moments

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


Your eyes say more than your mouth ever could.As we carry the torches,I know why we made it this far.Victory tastes sweet on the tongues of the victor..
Crash Landing

Crash Landing

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


It unfolds in front of your eyes.You cannot do anything.Standing.Witnessing.Wishing.Waiting.A pang strikes your being.It envelops your heart.The beati..
Found

Found

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


Everything has changed.For the better?For the maybe?For the future.To remember the past.The past I want to choose.Tomorrow is never a clear picture bu..
Drop

Drop

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


A tear.A cold reminder of what was.A tear.A relief from the emotion welling up inside you.A tear.A mixture of water and salt that crawls down your fac..
Some Nights

Some Nights

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


Wisdom comes with time but I don't have any to spare.How I wish I could wait out the war but that's not how they are won.Peace does not come without a..
Tomorrow Tonight

Tomorrow Tonight

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


Summer nights seen by many, felt by few.Stars are seen through wisps of smoke.The whole world is in your stereo andIt is colliding into the airwaves.T..
Blast Off

Blast Off

A Poem by Nora Mandrus


Somewhere I wait to explode.Too many things to be left here to stay.I'm sick of tomorrows and yesterdays.The better, the greener, the stronger.What if..