Poem originally published under the name Marla Carlton on September 23, 2016 in Rat's Ass Review Love and Ensuing Madness
I walk into the club.
I see you at the end of the bar.
I move closer.
You smile.
Category: Poetry
In the Beginning
Poem originally published in Rat's Ass Review, Love and Ensuing Madness under the name Marla Carlton.
Play me, Tempt me, Pursue me
Go ahead. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. I am here for your enjoyment.
I won’t break.
A Costume Conundrum
Not a nurse, not a barmaid
not a cavegirl, not a hooker
Published: Rat’s Ass Review
I am thrilled to announce that two of my poems have been published in Love and Madness, a collection on Rat’s Ass Review, an online poetry journal. Please take a look if you are so inclined. The poems “In the Beginning” and “Prey” both cover the broad topic of Love along with a little bit of Madness. I hope you enjoy reading them. I know I enjoyed writing them.
You can read my poems and many other great poets here.
PMS
Listen. I feel like I’m quickly going crazy. Not slow crazy quick crazy.
Fuck!
The urgency to get into the bath is palpable. It’s the rain. The rain makes me this way.
Ring. Ring. My mom. My dad. Ring Ring. My mom. My dad. A friend I just called
I’m a Good Daughter
My father is an obstinate man. If I tell him it’s raining, he tells me it’s not. One day, I commented how interesting it was for a painter to paint a cow bright red, and he replied matter of factly, “There are red cows, I’ve seen them.”
