Tara : Writing

Love

Love

A Poem by Tara


Behold this dawn What colors!Forty years of sunrisesAnd it is only now I see. Remarkable!
I Went Home Today

I Went Home Today

A Poem by Tara


I went home today.On the ride thereI pass the bicycle shopand see..
Burn

Burn

A Poem by Tara


wrap me in arms of apathyfold me in your darkest pagesI want to be an echoresiding deep within you.The candle which will not be extinguished.I will la..
Mother

Mother

A Poem by Tara


The sea is death, mother.And the sky is filled with bloody stars.You walk, sh..
A Bit of Nostalgia

A Bit of Nostalgia

A Poem by Tara


In 1978 Richmond Hill was a hotbed of weed and bennies. It was the Rastafarian capital of Queens . You couldn't walk down a local street without someo..
Grief

Grief

A Poem by Tara


They lay their grief at my feetand we seed it together.It feeds upon uswhile we gather our tearstrying to remember love.We strip the bonesand sharpen ..
Daddy

Daddy

A Poem by Tara


February betrayed me, daddy.She came suddenlywith a wicked winter rainand a ghostly face.She took you from meswallowed you upin her grayand with youwe..
Laura

Laura

A Poem by Tara


It was such an immediate love. She was a combination of vulnerabiltiy and strength and I loved how she couldn't say f**k. I took it as a challenge...
An Attempt at an Explanation

An Attempt at an Explanation

A Poem by Tara


No one understands why I sit morning after morning with my legs dangling into Moriches bay eyes peeled to the sky. I suppose I would wonder too, a..
Today

Today

A Poem by Tara


(Its that time of year again. :( ) A Repost of TODAY .. Today Current mood:melancholy .. Today I replaced every white light bulb in my ..