Poetry – Page 4 – MarieAthena & Co

Tasted

I wonder if you remember the way that you tasted the night I met you I know that it is easy for me to recall the sugary drop of you into my mouth And still now when I lick my lips there’s a flash of your sweetness But it’s only a reflection of how you…

Emerging From The Trees

I went for a walk in the woods and discovered that I’d lost my way And when I looked all I could see was the bitter end of a foggy day The sunlight was stranding through the trees in mysterious little wisps Like steam rising from the hot open pores in the earth swirling like…

Heart Beats

I struggle to find the words through this fog This utter exhaustion and this fear I cannot speak lest I make this thing worse This bizarre shape that has grown between us In the space of a hundred small hurts and a dozen roses // So I say them in broken, half-cracked imperfect expression Trying…

Madness

In the rain and the rush and the pain You say it was madness that overtook you You say that you are sorry and that it was a mistake But you can never tell me honestly why you did it // Did you wake up this morning in a suffering state perhaps Or was there…

Fretful

Have you ever walked into a forest that feels fretful? Like a toddler crying out for her mother The trees speak to each other and to me in the wind Shhk shhk shhk There is something wrong here I can try and soothe a forest but who am I to comfort Such an old and…

Ferns

The way that the curl of a fern twists and lingers like a sour taste in the air Reminds me of the way a rock hides a snail whose shell spirals in on itself Like a beech tree hovering in the sunset the light is diffuse and shadowed Just like a full rich waterfall with…

Whispering

I want you to imagine me whispering into your ear My voice isn’t harsh, in fact some would say that it’s sickly sweet Certainly it seems to stick to you, clinging like a strong smell Of jasmine and blue hydrangea // Oh, you’d like to know what I have to say? Well what a surprise…

On The Big Screen

It’s a wonderful thing to be in a room chock right full of change Daydream on the big screen roaring for people to hear our call And if I could, as a guest, make just one request and to you impress Please listen and mend please be a friend please retract the tiger’s claw //…

Feelings Altogether

Having feelings is an incredible incovenience, really such a bother How much easier would it be if we never needed to wonder, never needed to cry Never needed to tell someone that it would all be okay I suppose it would be a simpler world, with less complexity Everything would make sense and even if…

Flicker

The light that dances in your eyes behind a smile Hides none of the hard-won peace of mind post-trial Your introductory period has now ended and I suppose That it’s just as well I have your credit card details so as To keep asking you to pay the piper although I know I’d pay To…