Poetry – Page 4 – Writing in the Margins

What Hope Did I Ever Have?

Published on May 7, 2021March 22, 2025 by Elaina M. AvalosLeave a comment

Poetry, Your Eyes, Elaina Avalos, Elaina M. Avalos

Your eyes on me, seeing
Straight through.
Your eyes on me, lighting
A fire that still burns.
Your eyes – I live
For the fire in your eyes.
– Elaina M. Avalos

What hope did I ever have?

When the Dust Settles

Published on April 24, 2021July 15, 2024 by Elaina M. AvalosLeave a comment

elaina avalos, wild things, a thousand years by elaina avalos, a thousand years — Poem originally written on December 12, 2020: https://elaina-avalos.com/2020/12/12/a-thousand-years-2/

Long, painful days filled almost two full years. Days I don’t want to repeat ever again. I found these pockets of joy in the midst of it all – because I discovered that my heart could feel again. I could care again. This was the gift you gave me. When the dust settles, I don’t think I’ll find you waiting there. In the silence, I am coming to terms with this.