Megan Grace: Favorites

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

Mineral.

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

brooke

Mineral.

like a
w h i s p e r
I'm sinking
into my shoes
because my
footsteps are
deeper than
they look
my heels
burrow
into ocean
trenches
I am my
own fissure
bubbling between
the volcanic rock
an orange scar
at the edge of
the Nazca plate
I can't decide if
I want to close
my jaws or
reach for
the surface.

(c) Brooke Otto 2014

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

we are made of

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

Marie-Niege

we are made of

You fill your voice with sand
and I, with air.

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

vii

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

blair asher

vii

capricorn: how often do you love for a second and then forget, how many times have you loved so deeply you've thought it might be to the grave
aquarius: can you listen to their favorite genre of music without breaking down yet
pisces: how many times have your fingers ached and you've felt like it was because of the months you've gone without holding his hand
aries: how many lovers bedrooms have you occupied, how many times have you wanted three words to occupy your bones and make you feel warm
taurus: have you learned not to fall in love yet
gemini: how often do you try to pretend she never happened
cancer: how many times have you sat outside with a bottle of liquor typing in her phone number that you deleted before you started drinking
leo: have you forgotten the way he smiles yet or is that saved in your phone still along with all the text messages you two have ever sent
virgo: how many times have you sat in someone else's car and reached for her hand before realizing she's not driving
libra: have you been able to say out loud that she doesn't love you anymore and not end it with a choking sob
scorpio: how many times have you woken up at 3am and felt around your bed praying to a god you don't believe in that she would be there
sagittarius**: do you still hear him in the middle of the night when everything is quiet and you're breaking

#horoscope #signs #zodiac

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

Cycles: Rescue

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

rained-on parade

Cycles: Rescue

Your hands became a
raft in the river bend:
once rode with fury,
slowed down with their stories,
then crashed into your end.

*Wallows

"Save us from shotguns and fathers' suicide."

#life #river #crash #cycles #rescue #slowingdown #johnberryman

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

Tonight

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

Daniel Magner

Tonight

Hey Eddie,
where are you tonight? I'm outside and my body aches. My feet are frozen too. Do you hate my cigarettes? I'm sorry I'm weak sometimes but I think you understand. I still haven't felt you, maybe once on the hill, but I live in Long Beach now. Not close to the hill or your home or our streets. Crazy huh? It's a long way from where I thought we'd end up. Do you remember how much you liked sushi? I had some today. It tasted like the river and the rope swing. I wonder if you would recognize me. I'm a mess Ed, a mess. I'm posting this on some website in hopes that it finds its way to you. I'll write it down too, then burn it over a mountain so the ashes might meet with yours. I don't know. I'm tired, so tired. Hey Eddie, where are you tonight?

Daniel Magner 2014

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

i am proud of myself

Nov 2014 Megan Grace

marina

i am proud of myself

i am not my
mother's daughter or
my sister's shadow
or my family
name,
none of that is
enough to
contain me or
portray me any
more

my mom is disappointed and i will not regret my choices because of that. i am the only one that will dictate what i do with my body