Suffocate (By Cat Matchuk)
I never kept track of our kisses.
I can’t remember which one
was the last.
The pain is not a secret.
Although I throw scarred leather
over these bones,
the angles of my heart still rip through paper
Suffocate
Author: cmlalondewrites
I Screamed
I Screamed (By Cat Matchuk)
I screamed
at the top of my lungs,
but in my head,
no one heard.
Glass Jar
Glass Jar (By Cat Matchuk)
I bled in a glass jar
and she threw it against the bridge
just for the sake
of watching the sky
go up in smoke.
Forsaken Me
Forsaken Me (By Cat Matchuk)
I had to move on for the sake of me
despite the aching blow.
Rip apart this identity to flee,
outcast for needing to go.
Jumped Over the Moon
Jumped Over the Moon (By Cat Matchuk)
You jumped over my heart to get to the moon,
during this leap you slipped.
I asked, how long?
you answered, soon,
to my heart so bruised and flipped.
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight (By Cat Matchuk)
I wanted to leave, but my body wouldn’t let me.
The strength to stand wasn’t there, and I feared to die in this house of hallways.
Continue reading “In Plain Sight”
All That I Had
All That I Had (By Cat Matchuk)
It finally happened; the girl’s gone mad.
It took one moment, took all that she had,
and amid the sunken stars that fell from the sky,
you can sift through them, find reasons to cry.
Meant to Bloom
Meant to Bloom (By Cat Matchuk)
She was meant to bloom,
to plant her feet in the dirt and grow.
She can’t get comfortable,
but wants to throw out
a sober retelling of emotions.
Cat M. Lalonde 