Three Untitled Poems

By Kristen Lee

A small gasp of air 

escaped my mouth

just silent enough only my ears could hear

My last California sunset

set my body on fire

with the rays that graced me

letting warmth spread 

on the exposed skin

kissing

kissing

kissing

Ignition of a dimming light

Breathless by the life I lived

Dew rests in dawn’s light

Soft footsteps

Shivering pavement

The quiver of my 

lips through the trees

My timid hands on the steering wheel

A family of deer watch

their figures illuminated

by the brake lights

Reversing into the wild

I hope you leave me behind

Let me take one last glance before I say goodbye

In the horizon I see it

The last bit of hope

Fading into the sunset

Like a gust of wind

or a drop of water on the ground

Like a faint scent

or a flashing light

I am gone before you know

Before comprehension

Prior to recognition

Lost to the world

Kristen Lee is a writer and poet from the Greater Philadelphia area. Her work is heavily influenced by the people around her and the things she has experienced. Having received her B.A in Marketing and English at California State University, Fullerton, she is currently an M.F.A Poetry student at Temple University.