A cold foreboding comes alive in the darkest hours of the night. A whisper, a scream, something trembles and rises from a pit. Thank you for reading my work! -Alina
Back Cracking, Bones Disjointed [poem #174]
Back cracking, bones disjointed. Blood blossoming in the heart. Dreams telling futures coming and I am here waiting for you. Thank you for reading my work! -Alina
Poem #173 (Beating through the World)
Beating through the world. An eye that opens to see there is a body folded and put away. A heart that no longer beats. Thank you for reading my work! -Alina
Poem #172 (Rain Slips Out of the Clouds)
Rain slips out of the clouds heavy with thoughts, falling to the ground. Landing with plops and plunks, wetting glistening. The rain gathers together into rivers, traveling further and further away. Thank you for reading my work! –Alina
Celebrating NaPoMo: A Fear of Poetry
This month is NaPoMo, an entire month of poetry! I have not been able to participate in the “poem a day” because of class, so I thought I would share my piece “A Fear of Poetry” which I wrote for a speech contest I recently participated in. A Fear of Poetry When…