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Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
Words and gifts acknowledged
But never received

Broken words left at doorsteps
Of broken homes

Fathers absent for years
Showing up at Christmas dinner

A lump in the throat
In the middle of a fight

Adoption papers left unsigned
At an empty work desk

A broken plate
Hidden under a bed

The memories of a child
Deep within their head



8/11/2020
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
A stolen shirt returned to your bed
Or a text message still left on read

Yelling goodbye from an arched doorway
Or sending gifts although far away

A hushed "I love you" gone all too soon
Or taking hate outside the bedroom

Little efforts
Often broken
Whispered
And a little bit messy
But efforts nonetheless


8/11/2020
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
It's the wind that lingers
After the warmth of skin
Is now gone
And the cold breeze
Brushes against your skin
Making you crave
A night with a lover
Once again

08/03/2020
Kirsten Claire Jun 2020
Starcrossed lovers
And broken hearts
Secrets uttered
In fractured parts
It's always the
Same heartbreak
We make
Let's take
A break
And wait
For it all
To break
Again
And again
And again
And again

6/17/2020
Kirsten Claire May 2020
Peppermint breath and butterflies
New Toyota and windy skies
Interlocked hands and soft goodbyes
It's a first kiss in disguise
Date night - Friday, May 22, 2020
Kirsten Claire May 2020
They ask me why I ran a marathon
And it's because
I am either running from the darkness
Or towards the light
I do not know

5/11/2020
Kirsten Claire Mar 2020
They were always like waves
Crashing
Pulling
Reeling me in
To their rock bottom sea
And that was where I always landed
Into rock bottom relationships
With a lover
Always by the seashore

3/2/2020
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