L West : Writing

homeless man

homeless man

A Poem by L West


musing as i wander home from a movie theater in downtown washington, dc
I Wear A Quilt

I Wear A Quilt

A Poem by L West


As an early twenty-something, I struggle daily to balance enjoying my youth and comprehending responsibility. Inevitably we all mourn the loss of our..
A sonnet on why I never have boyfriends

A sonnet on why I never have boyfriends

A Poem by L West


Thrice scalded, twice burned, once regretovertook the simple pleasure we pursued.And so it all self-complicates: its own threatuntil the familiar cyni..
Lessons Time Taught

Lessons Time Taught

A Poem by L West


a creeping sentimentality arises nowfor the golden times i lived, before;amid the late night scrambles and the compromisesthat pulled my shutters clos..
What it is like to be confused about being madly in love with someone you know so, so well

What it is like to be confused about being madly i..

A Poem by L West


children of light,two birds of many featherswe fly togetherperpetually caught swinging pendulum-time between the points.between passion and practicali..
High Tops

High Tops

A Poem by L West


The shoes I am wearing today, wecarry years together.Worn through inspirationand elation.Heartbreak; death.Recovery and recuperation.One season I fash..
significance

significance

A Poem by L West


Who hasn't wondered if they have a purpose?
Woman with a Parasol

Woman with a Parasol

A Poem by L West


Sunlight blankets the verdant fields in the late afternoon,Madamegently sheltered by her mother's green parasol,inherited on the occasion of moving to..