Maya Hanson Poems

A melody
aims its rays
through a kaleidoscope
into her ear,
...

A courtyard between us
and still her flame
warms my hands
and I’m wrapped in a blanket
...

Your eyes are bright ice blue
and too stormy to meet mine
and you stare out at the water
bringing torture to my mind
...

Simple complications,
sensible contradictions
in every step I take
...

Slip out the back,
leave a tiny string of hearts
across the doorway
...

A quiet fear of perfection
lingers in your eyes
and makes it hard for me to breathe
...

One of us was innocent.
It was the only thing
I knew
...

A glance
a deadly sword
made to slip
through your eyes
...

You're too pretty for this place
Too busy feeling
to come face to face
Too full of pride
...

My trance is nothing but
A world built on the words you said
A hidden spiral of weakness
held back inside my head
...