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Marina Britos-Swain Poem
Only the heavens know what she was crafted from
but right here right now it did not matter
She is the only thing I see
it is as if I am really seeing her for the first time in all her beauty
Her lips crooked with a drop of whiskey on her tongue
Her eyes gentle and content but that devilish grin reveals just a hint of sin
Her strong shoulders lower as she lets herself go
I can almost see the weight of the world roll down her back and onto the floor
Nothing has ever sounded sweeter than her soft breath of relief and with that
She was free
I have never seen a smile so pure and so wholesome
She stands there in the kitchen wearing nothing but my button down shirt
She tilts her head and shoulders back opening up like a flower
the sun seeps into her copper skin
filling her with its warmth and light
She is finally whole
It was as almost she was originally crafted from the sun
Copyright © Marina Britos-Swain | Year Posted 2019
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Marina Britos-Swain Poem
Look at her,
red lipstick smeared,
golden hair a mess.
She is beautiful,
looking like this.
Drunk as hell and higher than the heavens,
she is too young.
She messes around,
and soon she will be gone,
just like everybody else.
And here I am hours later,
drunk once more,
and her face is all I see.
Copyright © Marina Britos-Swain | Year Posted 2019
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Marina Britos-Swain Poem
Finally “Fine”
It’s exhausting being so goddamn fine all the time
It’s not like it’s a facade anymore
It’s just the new me
I don’t get upset
I can’t cry
I can’t be happy
The only emotion I feel is anger but that’s not even red
I just feel fine
I miss being sad and depressed
I knew that
I felt that
Now, I don’t feel anything
I want to be upset but I can’t
Things just roll off my shoulders and I get it
It doesn’t even sound like a problem but it is because I don’t feel like me
I feel like a stranger in my own skin
There’s a disconnect
And as much as it hurts to feel
I want to be connected with that pain again
It doesn’t feel right to not be
Copyright © Marina Britos-Swain | Year Posted 2019
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