Heather : Writing

The girl in the window

The girl in the window

A Poem by Heather


She stares through glassSeparate from outside,Kept thereShe watches meWith her longing look.Inside she staysPeering through my eyesLike windows they a..
The model's lesson

The model's lesson

A Poem by Heather


I, nameless face,Sit in attendance.The edge of the latest NYCCatwalk stares blankly back.Surrounded, an anonymous seaSwallows meWhole in its suckSpit ..
I remember how you first looked at me

I remember how you first looked at me

A Poem by Heather


I remember how you first looked at me. I remember it so clearly. I was sitting there like someone lost and hoping to be found I thought you f..
Memory

Memory

A Poem by Heather


I can feel it happening now - I can feel you Slipping away; You’re still here, Just no longer Out there. You’re inside m..
A leaf

A leaf

A Poem by Heather


Some fragment of a life long lived, held Eternally in vague suspension; How I wishMy own soul could fly through the airWith such shameless fre..
Another date

Another date

A Poem by Heather


If I openThe door to let you inWill you like me?If I say thisToo soon willYouUnderstandMe?I want to bringYou to meBut there's something in the way.You..
If Sylvia Plath had closed the oven door

If Sylvia Plath had closed the oven door

A Poem by Heather


Inspired by one of my favorite poets/authors, this poem also deals with the subject of suicide.
When she escaped

When she escaped

A Poem by Heather


When she escaped -The pie left cooling on the counterBlueberry innards with sugar-sweet skin,A confectionery reflectionBaked barren past perfection.Cr..
Daydream railroad

Daydream railroad

A Poem by Heather


Feet against metal under iceWalking nowhere with nowhere to be.No one to see so metal and iceBecome constant companionsTo walking nowhere feet.Deep gr..
For girls

For girls

A Poem by Heather


A well-planted kiss left himDead on my doorstep;Although not my original intentIt was better this waySomehow.The traditional dance we danced:Dinner, b..