Colleen KingFour o’clockIt’s dark. I can’t see you, but I can feel your steady heartbeat echoing throughout my hollow chest, empty of the promises you made and…Mar 22, 2019Mar 22, 2019
Colleen KingFaunaI was trying to thing of what you remind me of, and, frankly, you’re just like the aloe plant atop my mother’s kitchen windowsill…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Colleen KingThrough the Wood(s)The house is split in two: blue paint on top, chipping from the wind and faded from the sunlight; white on the bottom: painted concrete…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Colleen KingWe Can’t Hide ForeverToday, I saw a photo of us: You, dressed proudly in my leotard and tights, and I likewise. Behind us sits that little red toy box that…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Colleen KingOvercomeThe stars are out tonight. I suppose they always are, but tonight the sky is darker, and cloudless. I am standing in a field in…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Colleen KingRollercoaster LoveI can see you across the way, the big gate like a bodyguard: separating me from you in this dark, dreamless tunnel. Though you are so…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Colleen KingA Different Kind of HomeYour eyes looked like home: the kind of home I’d been searching for since my own fell apart. Glass shattered against the wall; Whispers…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Colleen KingThat Saturday Morning FeelingThis morning reminded me of you. I watched as the bright pink sky rose up and up and up, tall trees reaching up for the comfort of the…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Colleen KingDependencyHe pulls up to your driveway and you get into the car. It smells of cigarettes and something else you can’t place. The seat warmer is on…Nov 19, 2018Nov 19, 2018
Colleen KingThe tension in the air grew higher.“What’s wrong?” you said, so I explained.Aug 9, 2017Aug 9, 2017