Light (By Cat Matchuk)
Press into me,
deeper
so that more than our flesh is touching,
our souls,
our hearts.
The way was foggy,
and only a small light to guide my path,
darkness at my sides. Continue reading “Light”
Light
Category: Poetry
The Cost of a Soul
The Cost of a Soul (By Cat Matchuk)
The tension pulled across the spine.
The pain
was unbearable and became a hand to hold.
To carry
through the years I didn’t wish to endure.
He sold
my soul, against my will in the black market.
Continue reading “The Cost of a Soul”
Building Walls
Building Walls (By Cat Matchuk)
I tore down my walls from the inside out, and you closed your eyes.
You heard the concrete crumble to the ground,
when the dust settled, you turned away. Continue reading “Building Walls”
Abandoned
Abandoned (By Cat Matchuk)
A frozen touch where she walks
amid the claws of the winter trees.
While she wanders weak and cold, she whispers to the sky,
breathing into the stars a trail of fog.
Could you ever love me? Continue reading “Abandoned”
Kiss of Air
Kiss of Air (By Cat Matchuk)
I couldn’t fly, I crashed into you.
Arms outstretched, feathers where there were none,
close your eyes tight enough and you can feel their gentle touch,
the kiss of air. Continue reading “Kiss of Air”
I Wish You Were Beside Me
I Wish You Were Beside Me (By Cat Matchuk)
I wish you were beside me.
I wish I could hold you the way I hold you in my heart, tangled in my limbs.
Face reality, is what they said to me, those voices,
they can be silenced by my words. Continue reading “I Wish You Were Beside Me”
Cat M. Lalonde 