Lydia : Writing

A Ladder.

A Ladder.

A Poem by Lydia


I am nothing by myself. I am nothing without you. Forgiveness is too steep a ladder to climb. I see you lock the door of your heart, And I take ..
Atlas.

Atlas.

A Poem by Lydia


You are not the first To awake with a nymph, Floating on your chest: You certainly won’t be the last. You be Prometheus, And I’ll pul..
On Sadness, In Love.

On Sadness, In Love.

A Poem by Lydia


Exemplifications of sorrow sully the mirror And drown the happiness that was once So abundant and profuse. I’d like to think I write like him..
Apology.

Apology.

A Poem by Lydia


If I had a dime for every time I wish I hadn’t broken you, I could fill this mattress And a hundred thousand chests And I miss you, &lsqu..
Farewell to the Living.

Farewell to the Living.

A Poem by Lydia


I have fallen back to depression, I have succumbed to your temptation. I have abandoned God and faith and hope. I lie about love. I lie about li..
A Slow Second Hand.

A Slow Second Hand.

A Poem by Lydia


I have filled the pages Of notebooks, Spiraling with words. I have painted canvas With faces, And flowers, And shame. I have nothing, For wh..
Death, in Technicolor.

Death, in Technicolor.

A Poem by Lydia


False prophets and photography Of a past in shades of gray, Since nothing is ever black and white. We’re always in between, Always in the ..
A Wish for Regret.

A Wish for Regret.

A Poem by Lydia


A wild creature Tied down loses all beauty, Loses her existence Loses her passion, Thoughts, and self. I am tied down With loving ropes Que j..
An End, Squared.

An End, Squared.

A Poem by Lydia


There must be more to life than love. There must be more to love than hate. He’d never really walk through Hell, She told me twice not to..
Unanswered Questions.

Unanswered Questions.

A Poem by Lydia


The victim or the fool - The choice is up to you, To take it all Or know nothing. Signs are wonders, Wandering past The speaking streetlights ..