Matthew Clough : Writing

Modern Angels

Modern Angels

A Poem by Matthew Clough


It began when I smashed your fine white china against the wall and stormed out of your beachside mansion, shreddi..
A Sea of Red Rooftops

A Sea of Red Rooftops

A Poem by Matthew Clough


Remember last June, when we took our trip to Florence? It was sunny then, and warm enough to melt the blues. On our first day we held han..
Parade

Parade

A Poem by Matthew Clough


Our eyes they met they met with a fasssst splaSH! in the style of rain Kissing pavement. Lovers they ..
What is Poetry?

What is Poetry?

A Poem by Matthew Clough


What is poetry, reader? My loyal companion, dear, lost, and damaged, what is it? Is this it? Or is this too informal? What if I w..
Another Sunset Poem

Another Sunset Poem

A Poem by Matthew Clough


On this particular winter evening as I rest in the backseat of a car cruising down the highway, I gawk at the distant sunset as if captur..
Tick

Tick

A Poem by Matthew Clough


When I wake, my reds are mirrored around the room. They sway against each other on white washed walls, like kaleidoscope pieces of the he..
Two Types of Heart Trauma

Two Types of Heart Trauma

A Poem by Matthew Clough


[I: Break] To smash, split, or divide into parts violently; a suddenly echoed crackle in the chest cavity that fades as the s..
The Quest for Brighter Tomorrows

The Quest for Brighter Tomorrows

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I spend most of my days dissolving my heart in a liquid pool of bitter memories as I gaze at the horizon line from my third story bed..
I Could Write Novels

I Could Write Novels

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I could write novels about the two of us sleeping in different beds, different cities, under the same moonlit sky, unable to shake the ot..
Diamonds Between Our Teeth

Diamonds Between Our Teeth

A Poem by Matthew Clough


You are not my muse, you are my opulence. We imbibe Hennessy and Château Pétrus on a corner couch in L&rsquo..