cricket : Writing

the first last star

the first last star

A Poem by cricket


I watched quietly as the first star appeared above the cradle of my fenced in back-yard I wondered, briefly, if I had caused the star to come wh..
farewell letter

farewell letter

A Poem by cricket


i didn’t know the word or how to use it hadn’t been allowed to know, i wanted someone to feel exactly how i felt, empathize em..
stardust

stardust

A Poem by cricket


i tried to waste away, i thought all it took to cease was to do nothing but i found the human condition is resistant to suffering and ..
broken things created

broken things created

A Poem by cricket


tumbling angel bleeding devil wingless, branded in solitude and stillness in the middle of a fallen, crumbling city he looks up from h..
My descent

My descent

A Poem by cricket


many whispers bound to one outstretched hand, A beckoning finger, “come down lower and listen-” crackling, snapping dis..
confession

confession

A Poem by cricket


“greater than I greater than all of us our beloved creator, always in control in ultimate control every string holding you aloft..
running away, walking home

running away, walking home

A Poem by cricket


chasing rushing trains barefoot running across the tracks screaming out the days tortuous crawling repetition something needs to chan..
a stranger passes

a stranger passes

A Poem by cricket


roads headed away away away away becoming alone beginning again strangers turning, passing faces and smiles changing shifting bl..
i practiced remembering

i practiced remembering

A Poem by cricket


i really miss someone.
shears

shears

A Poem by cricket


garden shears trim, shape mould with serrated edges like a battle axe wielded by redemption struck down, martyred “in th..

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