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A View of Love (original poem)

Love is like if a soothing rainstormwas a person and I am like the desert,desperate for a single drop of moisture.I have been surviving solely on day-dreams and fantasies, telling myselfwhat I so wretchedly wish to hear –such as, The poets of old wouldadore you, with your tenderdisposition and sensitivity tobeautiful things – but fabricatednutrientsContinue reading “A View of Love (original poem)”

Art piece poem: Flowering Garden, Vincent van Gogh

My heart is an overgrown garden,hands too soft to weed,fingers become one with the dirtthe second I dig in deep,I just want to feed you butI settle for feeding your memory,give my all to the lovers in my headand get nothing in return,my fantasies are not so differentfrom reality

Red String of Fate (original poem)

The beauty of a flower couldbring me to my knees but the lookin your eyes when you smileleft me dead on my feet;I haven’t taken a breath since.Listen to me, I’m morbid butI’m loving. Too serious for games,grown weary with age of this constanttug o war with my red string of fate.Who are you onContinue reading “Red String of Fate (original poem)”

What is it Called? (original poem)

What is it called when you like pain?When the sting of it on your skinis a relief. When you can point to itand say this is where it hurts.When you can look at the markit left on you and understandwhere it came from. What is it called when you bruise easily?When every touch makes yourContinue reading “What is it Called? (original poem)”

Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

“Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool’s errand—to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it’s a long shot, but Jay feels it’s the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad’s death by suicideContinue reading “Whalefall by Daniel Kraus”

Writer Who Can’t Find the Words (original poem)

I hate how I claim to be a writerbut can never accurately put into words how this emptinessinside me feels – More and moreI wish I could express it with mybody – I want to growl deep inmy throat like an alligator, snap myjaws and writhe on the ground inanger – I want to growContinue reading “Writer Who Can’t Find the Words (original poem)”

My October Reads Part 2

A Cure for Darkness by Alex Riley is sort of the wildcard of the month considering I’ve been reading mostly spooky novels. This was such an interesting read though! Alex Riley takes us through the history of depression – when it started being diagnosed and all the different treatments we have tried throughout the years.Continue reading “My October Reads Part 2”

My October Reads Part 1

I read mostly horror/thrillers anyway, but of course I’m going to read a bunch in October! Here are my October reads and what I thought of them: The Family Plot by Cherie Priest is a fantastic take on the classic haunted house trope. Instead of an unassuming family moving to a haunted house in theContinue reading “My October Reads Part 1”

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

“Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family’s decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually,Continue reading “Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova”