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TaliaRussell
Over 90 days ago
United States

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Letter

Burned before reading

I hold in my handsA letter from you -Words on paperNot read -Heard -Hearing, hearingNeeding quiet -I fold by half And yet by half again -Your words piling upon themselvesTumbling -Sliding together -Tighter -Folding and folding -Pressing away from me -Mean...

Trust

Whose fault is it, really?

You misunderstood,  That's not what I said -Was not with my mom - I was out with friends -You misunderstood,I said I'd be late -And we didn't confirm,I miswrote the date.This is all you and your issues of trust -You always blame me,When it's really your f...

Ugh

Don't you just hate it when . . .?

Wobbling tables,Dusty blinds,Mushy apples,Parking fines -Scratchy tagsand frizzy hair,Plastic bags whose handles tear -Having to outrun a bee,Having to wake up and pee -Coupons where you must buy two -Finding dog sh*t on your shoe -When you can’t complete...

The Vampire

Was he a vampire, or was it a dream?

The vampire tried to bite me, in a dream I had once -Instead, he bit my finger.I woke up with my heart pounding -My finger hurt. The vampire was someone I adored -He glided through my days like a slim, dark silhouette -He was always quiet – quiet, I thoug...

Adolescence

Remembering unrequited teenage love

Adolescence I love you more each day I live -I’ll love you till I die -  My heart and mind are overflowedWith thoughts of you and I.Thoughts of love and laughter -Your hair, your eyes, your smile -The way you move, the way you kiss -Your voice, your charm...

Insomnia Listening: carsListening: clockListening: pipesListening: thoughtsListening, thoughts Take them away, carsTake them away, clockTake them away, pipesListening: thoughtsListening, thoughts Pushing back carsPushing back clockPushing back pipesListen...

Eggs for Breakfast

A relationship at breakfast

I dropped an egg on the kitchen floor - the floor must have been uneven, for the egg began to slide towards me, slowly. I thought it was chasing me. I got scared, and ran away. He always ordered eggs for breakfast. Every day I sat and watched him eat. Som...