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Feb 2020 · 112
taps
claudia Feb 2020
taps drip water into porcelain sinks
and i am trying to forget you.

the taste of apple cider is bitter on my tongue
and i am trying to forget you.

stormy wind batters the brickwork
and i am trying to forget you.

sunrise glows golden on the concrete
and i am trying to forget you.

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                             s...

i can't forget you.
you're all that i remember.
Jan 2020 · 124
butterflies
claudia Jan 2020
sometimes it doesn’t feel like butterflies.
when I’m sitting in english class
and my arms are shaking
and my hands are clammy
and all I can think is
what if
what if
what if.

sometimes it doesn’t feel like butterflies.
sometimes it feels like slugs and snails
and centipedes that crawl.
like spiders and caterpillars

I don’t know why people call it butterflies
because it isn’t pretty or colourful.

it makes me feel sick.

19/1/20     8:08 pm
what anxiety really feels like
Jan 2020 · 113
forever winter
claudia Jan 2020
I wish winter would stay forever
And that I could just stop caring
We’d spend eternity pretending
We don’t see each other staring.

Condensation on bus windows
So your initials don’t fade away
And the heart that I drew round them
Is forever on display.

Summer’s getting slowly closer
And so is the day you leave
Sometimes I just wish
I wore my heart upon my sleeve.

15/1/20   11:25 pm
the hallways will feel so empty when you're gone.
Dec 2019 · 138
seeing you
claudia Dec 2019
Around every corner,
I hope to see you.
Not that I will ever speak,
Or you shall ever answer.
But to see you,
Even just a glance,
Fills my heart with flames
And makes my hands shake,
Longing to hold
What was never mine.

- c ♡ 18/12/19

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