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97 · Mar 2018
Hate
Kirsten Claire Mar 2018
Hate
It's such an all encompassing word
And instead of hating the person
Why don't we hate the thing instead
Because hate dehumanizes a person
97 · Sep 2019
Chess Game
Kirsten Claire Sep 2019
This was always a chess game
This Game
That you and I play
Again
And again
And again
And again
I have the checkmate
Locked in the deepest
Confide of my heart
While you play your queen
From all directions of the board
And with my hands up
I surrender my winning piece

9/18/2019
97 · May 2020
Marathon Runner
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
96 · Jan 2018
Investments
Kirsten Claire Jan 2018
For every cent I spent on you
Was not investment
I did not expect to get anything in return
But now I want my money back
96 · Nov 2018
Desperation
Kirsten Claire Nov 2018
Her hands in shackles
Crumpled to her knees
She begs him
Pleads with him
For a love she cannot have
Because he's locked her heart in a chest

With one hand he holds the chest
And her chains in the other
Wielding both at his disposal

1-12-2019
It's my hope that no one falls into an abusive relationship like this.
95 · Sep 2019
My Poetry
Kirsten Claire Sep 2019
When you read my poetry
I hope that you can see
How my soul
Slipped through the cracks
As I etched words onto my heart
With my mind formulating the words

My poetry is an embodiment
Of my whole being
So if you would like
To understand me
Then start reading

9/18/2019
When they say it's just a hobby.
94 · Sep 2019
Something
Kirsten Claire Sep 2019
It is so dumb
This humdrum
That is so tiresome
Troublesome
Bothersome
Wearisome
I just want some...
Thing

9/17/2019
94 · Dec 2020
In His Bed
Kirsten Claire Dec 2020
How could I leave someone behind
Who left me empty-handed and blind?

Why would I crawl back to that space
Where hell had its place?

Who would I even call
With the phone hanging on the wall?

What sins did I commit this time
Was it my chastity or speaking out of line?

When do I have that sweet release
As I usher in the age of peace?

Where do I find my relief
When it is with my abuser I sleep?



12/14/2020
93 · Dec 2018
Last Photo
Kirsten Claire Dec 2018
You're standing there
In a fitted navy polo
With a slight smile on your face
And dulled humor
My eyes take a snapshot
And add this photo
To the polaroids lining the wall
Of my mind

It is the last photo I have of you
Before you leave
92 · Sep 2020
While Searching
Kirsten Claire Sep 2020
When you find him
He will not be amongst the skyscrapers
But in the meadows of trees

When you find him
He will not be with the champions
But with the poor in heart

When you find him
He will not have silver
But will have grain

When you find him
He will be the giver of your heart's desire
Not a thief of the night

When you find him
You will know
That he is the one





09/13/2020
92 · Aug 2020
Regret
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
She regretted her words
Like the knife she cut on her skin
As compensation for her crimes




08/25/2020
90 · Sep 2020
Who Dictates Love?
Kirsten Claire Sep 2020
They told me love would come in disguise
Like a stranger who would be my demise

They told me that love was an inevitability
Like Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility

They told me to prioritize my own needs
In a society surrounded by greed

They told me that children were a burden
And that fathers were not for certain

But when I found love
It came without me knowing
Unbeknownst to me this love was showing
All the hidden colors I could never see
With anyone else
But my lover and me

Love was my best friend
A friend that would never end



09/13/2020
90 · Nov 2020
Poison Apple
Kirsten Claire Nov 2020
It began with a lie
Sewn into the fabric of my mind
He hummed a sweet lullaby
That made me want to cry
And with a poisonous kiss
He would say goodnight




11/6/2020
89 · Aug 2020
Shadowed Love
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
He is light
And I am a shadow of what once was
An ember that still tries to burn





08/24/2020
87 · Mar 2020
Waves
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
86 · Aug 2020
Adrift on Ice
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
How finicky time is
When one hour without words
Feels like a chasm
That pushes me further from you
Like being stranded
On an ever melting glacier
Drifting from home





8/25/2020
86 · Feb 2018
Golden
Kirsten Claire Feb 2018
You started out
As gold
Too beautiful to own
And too golden to stay
That's why
I wanted you anyway
85 · Aug 2020
Crazy Woman
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
He said he wasn't into crazy girls
Like it was a sorority
But I hate to break it to you darling
I am club president





08/25/2020
83 · Dec 2018
Right About Now
Kirsten Claire Dec 2018
It's always right about now
That all the suitors leave
They stand in a line
With advertisements of
"Eternal love"
And
"I think you're beautiful"
But they all leave
After the beauty
Showed them the beast
79 · Aug 2020
What A Gift
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
What a gift it was
To have you in my bed
What a gift it was
To leave a text unread
What a gift it was
To leave those words unsaid
What a gift it was
To move on instead



8/11/2020
79 · Aug 2020
Wildfire
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
They called me wildfire-
The girl that couldn't be tamed
But I am tired of burning
Everything I touch





08/23/2020
77 · Aug 2020
Entirety
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
Is it possible
Not to give your whole heart to someone?

Just for once.







08/25/2020
77 · Aug 2020
Once They Are Gone
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
76 · Aug 2020
You Know Where to Look
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
If you wish to know me
Read the pages
That I cried words onto






8/25/2020
76 · Aug 2020
Flowers Left Behind
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
Like a tragic car crash
On the side of the road
I leave flowers
At the scene of my tragedy
Where shattered remains
Of a broken heart still reside



8/13/2020
75 · Aug 2020
Overthinking
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
I didn't mean to let
My anxiety turn an
Over-analysis
Into a paralysis
Leaving our relationship
Frozen in the texts





8/25/2020
73 · Aug 2020
Almost There
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
You almost got the promotion
Like you almost finished your education

You almost made it to the finish line
When you almost broke your leg

You almost got married
Like you almost got pregnant

You almost used the knife
Like you almost told your therapist

But ***** "almosts"
Because they never got anyone
Anywhere



8/11/2020
72 · Aug 2020
Almosts of My Childhood
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
72 · Aug 2020
Before The Words
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
A lump in the throat
And a winter night without a coat

Language of the heart
And a raging storm about to start

Words begin to form
And a storm that leaves me without warmth

So I freeze instead
Caught on the articulation of a word
And a tempest blazing inside me
And I do not speak



8/13/2020
An ode to social anxiety.
68 · Aug 2020
Words Gone By
Kirsten Claire Aug 2020
I gave you ink
Imprinted into the palms of my hands
And poems that were engraved
In a way you would understand

Like letters in a bottle
You left them out at sea
A heart sunk lass
Simply wanted to be
Everything
You could ever need

And its the folly
Of the lover
Who's a giver
And a swindler
Who's a thief

But oh darling
You wouldn't even leave a farthing
For you've already taken
My heart






08/20/2020
Historical background: a farthing is an old coin used in the UK, typically a small amount
67 · Sep 2019
Little Bird
Kirsten Claire Sep 2019
I am a hollowed out tree
Awaiting the small woodpeckers
That will fill my *****
As I bear the most beautiful children

9/25/2019
64 · Jun 2020
Repetition
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
59 · Sep 2019
Fascination
Kirsten Claire Sep 2019
Have you ever seen the way
A child looks inside an aquarium?
Or the way a dog
Looks at a new pup
Who has joined the home?
It's that curiosity
That fascination
Bewilderment
That I want my lover to have
When they look at me

I want them to be fascinated by me
For all eternity
<3

9/6/2019
55 · Aug 2020
Effort
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

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