matt-gearyWhisper

American
Sort
CandlesAs I drove home, I thought: we should all bless the darkness. / If mercy, in her cold rain, should slide us off of the road, then all that we owe and have owed can be erased. / (Sometimes you'll remember nothing but a face. Sometimes both life and war are waste.)
20
Aug 18, 2014
O PositiveOn this cold reclining chair; / On this white paper sheet / With its sterile static-cling
10
Aug 18, 2014
A Drunken Come-on to a Lovely GirlI think of you when I am drunk. / When my synapses and veins are giving up every bit of their chemical snap, I think of you. / Whoever you may be, you've already drawn so many things from me that it's a shame we've never met.
35
Aug 13, 2014
Love Letters for RamadanI. / I'm writing to tell you that I've spoken with your sister. / She tells me everything these days, though recently I've marked the way her voice conceals a quiet shame; rage in casual tones, and fear in quiet whispers.
58
Aug 9, 2014
Where the Heart IsIt is still summer for a while yet, / But home is seeming less and less like home. / By now, the bed is empty. By now the cupboards are empty. By now every room and every corner is empty. But what bothers me is that broken screen door.
29
Sep 5, 2011
A Calm Mind Over the NightThe gravel of the driveway shifts under my shoes / While I lift my eyes to the horizen, like the evening before. / The sunset never waits for me, but I pretend it will.
27
Aug 19, 2011
Girl of Glass (Always a Happy Ending)I remember that it was snowing / and I was falling in love. / Her name was still Paige then, I think.
28
Aug 19, 2011
When I am QuietI'm up at 5 a.m., and it's cold in the basement again despite the new summer heat. I am quiet. / You know, every morning, I choose a face. It doesn't matter which one I choose, it doesn't matter what place I have to go. It only matters that I have to constantly know that I have it on, and that however long I have to wear it, I'll be able to bear it because that is what's required of me. / I say, "This is today's face...the one that everyone will see." "Today's face is funny." or "Today's face is sad." or "Today's face says 'fuck you' to everyone I pass."
28
Aug 18, 2011
A Letter to YouI am ready, love, for you and all that you mean. / When I touch your skin do not expect me to quake, / and know that your kiss will not leave me unarmed or unnerved.
11
Aug 18, 2011
The Beauty of the UniverseI made my way through the door, through the garden, out onto the street, and into the universe, where I saw all of the marvels this life has to offer. / Walked on sunny beaches where the sea-breeze always blows, and in quiet meadows where carnations always grow. / Danced upon the milky glances of a waning moon, wrapped myself in the dawning sun’s embrace, watched the Earth until the quiet afternoon.
36
Aug 18, 2011
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write