Photo by Fuu J via Unsplash Somewhere, I am in Denver, I do not pick my face, I did not leave, I did not resent where I grew up. Went to university in the mountains, I didn’t sit on the […]
Isabel Drouin
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Photo by Kristina Flour via Unsplash Hate is a familiar feeling Born from those asking for it to be love My only daughter Longs for more But I can only feel the swell of contempt Why my eyes rest upon […]
Photo by Austin Curtis via Unsplash My left foot hurts, popped a few days ago blisters, half-baked plans. The band-aid has moved again but I’m going down hill and I can’t stop to catch my breath, let alone bend down […]
Photo by Patrick Hendry via Unsplash I awoke after a long winter’s night in the small wholesome house that I’d lived in for as long as I could remember. The air was warm with the smell of the woodstove and […]
Photo by Liam Pozz via Unsplash Millie’s “idea,” and my four highschool years worth of coffee shop paychecks Audi, lead to this adventure. Well, in all honesty the idea was mine, after a drunken summer excursion with the old IT […]
Photo by Benjamin Davies via Unsplash My Dear, what has happened to us The blistering dawn begins without you velvet curtains that held are now torn down My life can finally begin anew Now your hat from its hook, out […]
It was a gray fleece In the early morning, Making coffee, Sitting on your dock, Brown slats filled with splinters, but we always had an old beach towel. It was a zip-up, Soft, I remember you wearing it As […]
Bite off more than you can chew and not a soul said that it was a commandment that had to be followed and yet we all accept the love that we think we deserve Co […]
There are roads Long and unlit In nowhere towns Where the lights Of 90-80s beat up cars Light up the yellow and black pavement Somebody with someone Is driving down one of those roads Feet up on the dash A […]
Outside of my window The sky is a bleak grey, But the trees are still a pale green And their branches still a pale brown, But the sky Turns away from its brilliant blues, Its light yellows, Its vibrant reds […]
My Body is a Temple Unlit candles sit beside the altar In this sanctuary I am the only worshiper Cobwebs cover the corners Broken glass lingers on the floor Strangers pass Empty prayers on their lips No offerings, gifts […]
I’m alright, Everything is alright, Within my brain things have ended, The sun has set, The curtains have closed for good, The actors are packing their things now, The shops have closed, I’m drawing my final breath, End of act. […]
I am sitting in a hard chair Thousands of miles away from my mother, But my hair is damp And I can’t help but think Of the apples That used to be put in a small tin, Handed to me […]
The structures of this house have been getting old weakening rotting for a while now At first it was easy to ignore But now, as I stand in the rubble It hurts Splinters stick in my skin as I walk […]
Ignorant And you’ll see I can be all you need. Instead of the air you breath, please darling, fill your lungs with me. Foolish I wish that we didn’t talk anymore, so I could chase your heart […]