Poems from jessiepadua
King Arthur
I use to imagine being a warrior
whose being was entirely engulfed.
With a silver knights’ suit like King Arthur,
a lack of...
The Two of Us
The chambers of our hearts
are haunted forever.
The two of us need someone
to host our miserable ghosts.
The two of us can...
Atonement
The most I can do with you now
is to sit on this ledge,
watching everywhere.
I turn to watch you stare
at everything and...
Road
I had opened my eyes for the very first time,
to a room darker than any I’ve ever been.
And although I couldn’t see a thing,
my...
Just Words
Growing older and older,
I hated words.
And even as they got louder,
nothing could hurt worse.
I refused to speak,
'cause I...