Cup, grey ceramic cut, the edge of the lip on the rim. Blood begins to surface droplets mix with coffee and cream. Thank you for reading my work! -Alina
Author: Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
Alina Happy Hansen is a writer, poet, and blogger based in San Francisco. Besides writing nearly 24/7 and reading stacks of books, Alina enjoys watching classic horror films and listening to Stoner Metal. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in English with a Minor in Writing and Rhetoric Studies from The University of Utah.
Poem #181 (Egg to Fish)
Boiled eggs roll on the counter shell discarded like scales of a fish pulled back and pink flesh quartered. Belly sliced open and white skin eaten, slips and slides in the mouth, the yellow yolk cooked into a chalky paste that sticks to lips and teeth. Thank you for reading my work! …
Poem #180 (Rain and Wind)
Rain hits the window a small drumming of fingers tap, tap, tap, tap taptaptaptaptap listening to the wind whisper and chide the trees, the leaves in a chorus yelling in protest. Thank you for reading my work! -Alina
Poem #179 (The Mind)
Papers litter the floor shelves of sheets gathered stapled, clipped, stacked folded and kept in a disorganized order. Words within pages, dripping off the shelves onto the floor. Thank you for reading my work! -Alina
Pumped Up [Poem #178]
“Skin that pulls at the bones muscle underneath ripples with power, a pill here…”