By lilith connor In a world where everyone else dreamed of love- I dreamed of beauty. i used to beg your senses to come in/ worship my body like a pristine temple. in the presence of death, what could life withstand? could power come at a lower price than love? i used to dream of … Continue reading medusa
Mother
By lilith connor The sun loved me first,Loved me with it ́s golden armsWrapped around my flesh.Holding me closeSo I wouldn't disappear.The moon loved me second,The swollen fruit of my bodyWas warmed on cool winter nights.I have a mother that loves meLoves me like the sky and moon itself.She tried to buy me the sun.My … Continue reading Mother
auburn moon
By lilith connor you showed up in the middle of the night,abandoned truck tires on our frozen ground.the scent of ashes in the air, proof we´d forgotten flight,and life and smell and sound.the autumn sky mourning my lost joy,i´ve fallen silent. I´ve fallen further and further awayfrom myself. i fell away from you- toydolls with … Continue reading auburn moon
Splitting the Sky
By lilith connor lilith connor is a teenage girl with a deep passion for art, writing, and all things creative. She spends her time, reading, writing, and coming up with new ideas. She is an accomplished poet with a national Silver Medal in scholastic and has been published previously in several magazines/literary journals. She hopes to one … Continue reading Splitting the Sky
Oceans
By lilith connor Please,Let me remember the scent of the ocean,Tidal waves crashing against the shore. BestowUpon me the remembrance of beautiful things,The remembrance of long ago.Please, Let me remember the sightOf the ripple effect-The knowledge: that peace in such smiles are everlasting, the lawOf conservation of energy, our kindred spiritsWill feel those smiles.Please, Let … Continue reading Oceans
Bathed in Stars, The Dancer as a Shadow, and LOML
By lilith connor Bathed in StarsThe Dancer as as ShadowLOML lilith connor is a teenage girl with a deep passion for art, writing, and all things creative. She spends her time, reading, writing, and coming up with new ideas. She is an accomplished poet with a national Silver Medal in scholastic and has been published … Continue reading Bathed in Stars, The Dancer as a Shadow, and LOML
Love Poem
By lilith connor I used to be able to spin words like poetry to suit my will. Curve around the entrances and beginnings, soft as snow, beckoning you to come inside. Close the exit, it's doors twisting shut, pulling strings at my wish.I used to be able to have others do what I wanted.But now … Continue reading Love Poem
foreshadowing
By lilith connor Originally published in Teenink's Hollow candlelight shadows Had meant nothing, overpowered by the wind's Leaf-colored footsteps. Better leaves, Because the footsteps as she walked away Looked like ashes. And, If, under the waves of lost remembrance There was ever a tide of lost goodbyes, -those waves still Just for a second. Until … Continue reading foreshadowing
Academy of the Heart And Mind 