~Missed~

you have escaped

the cage
your wings

are stretched out
now fly

I just saw

an Egyptian angel

but she

was tethered

I got lost

blue coral

eyes

I drowned

I faltered

breath

of heartbeat

skipped

been here

Too few years

to be gone

touch me

again

staring

something

you can't touch

sooner

or later

it’s over

but I don’t

want to

miss

who you are

I just

want you

to know

who I am

the stars

are singing

if you listen carefully

all

that glitters

isn’t gold

go for
the moon

Now and then

there’s a light

in the darkness

pay

more attention

to silence

it vibrates

among the

echo’s

I look behind

and after
find that all is right

in my

deepest sorrows

there is

a flicker

of light

You take it too far

You think a princess

Is treated bad

come up

with more

things I said

shoot an apple

off my head

confusion

never stops

cursed opportunities

ticking clocks

you're the angel

I was supposed to see

to walk

have a good Friday

he walked away

chuckling low

I could

never figure

out why

Good Friday

was good

If it marks death

makes me wonder

what a bad Friday

would look like

You looked at me
with your

upturned mouth
and soft eyes

it’s because

you are
you hugged me

in the wind

and thanked me

you only need

the light

when it’s burning

low

just because

I haven’t lived

through the same

hand that’s been

dealt to you

doesn’t make

it any less

sometimes

good intentions

don’t come

across so well

I wish

the fruit

could be

always summer

and ripe

blackberry

and spinach

memories

comfort

shadows

always

a pace

are two
steps

ahead

we are

orphans of

the storm

the white trumpets

of flowers climb

thanks for

          making me

smile 

ever swiftly moving

trying to escape

this desire

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~

~Angel~

I need another story

need something

that I can

confess

just been

on the brink

too many

secrets

It's never me,

and yet it's always me.
straight

to the heat

of your

skin

I just

saw an angel

but she was

tethered

I got lost

blue

coral eyes

I drowned

I faltered

breath

my heartbeat

skipped

staring

at something

you can't touch

believe

in yourself

rest is

up to you
life's

beautiful being ugly
I have wheels

you have

to let me roll

silence

is as deep
the ocean
speech
is as shallow
as time

squinting

into the

sun after

waiting so long

to be

discovered

show me

your full moon

when you lose,

do not lose

the lesson

plums

cold it might

be stained

it might be

cracked

but I was

saving them

so we could

share them

over a better

path

but the clouds are rolling

and remain

With

the shadows

your descent

when you

fall through

life remember this,

fall forward

gilded

glowing

aches

and learns

to live

if no one

sees

you cry

you could

say it's

raining outside

what if

the moment

escapes you

in a split-second

you focus

even though

the moment

never comes

I will come

and sit by you

while you’re

sleeping

and dream

with you

raise a stone

for all to see

runes carved

in memory

It's so easy

to say no

to strings

when you

are attached

~Curtains~

The lilacs hang

Heavy

and suspended
Ripe purple honey

It’s not

Like a recollection

Or even

A memory

It’s a

Wanting

A aching

a little bit

Stuck

in the middle,

life is

a game

love is

a riddle,

I just need

to relax

and enjoy

the show.

I’m so scared

but I don’t show it.

Roses, ashes, and wine

I feel

As suspended

As the lilacs

Sick and tired

Of this

Mad

Desire

fluttering

Is there a chance

you might

change your mind?

Or are we

all ashes in white

Same old empty

feeling in my heart,

too fast that fades

like a heartbeat

But there

are some

nice highways
By protecting

my heart truly

I got lost in the sound

I have to break

my own fall

somehow

Subconscious

Is just

a hidden memory
You don’t owe

me anything

You paid me

in memories

Somewhere far down

You follow

me home still

the instinct

is to create

meaning

when there is none

we lie

Reality

and fantasy

aren't

mutually exclusive,

they don't

Exist

in the same space
It’s just one

of those days
Too many frills

and not enough

flowers

When the world

stops burning

that's when

the world stopped turning
Is it wrong to cross this line?

Sunset

the water

Is glass

it's religious

Something real

But just

Out of touch

Falling

In gravity

I do desire

We become

Better strangers

Don’t put

Up your

Curtains

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~