his voice resonates
across the pages
raging with a passion
forget i knew
his whispers echo
across the metaphors
killing time with a simile
words: his only truth
his anger screamed
pushing readers to limits
of swallowed emotions
dreamt nightmares
his hands caressed
pushing on to mine
forcing me to annotate
love: bind heart’s tears
Marlena Marie
Marlena Marie was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She has a BSBA and a BA from The Ohio State University. Currently, she is pursuing a MLitt in Creative Writing at The University of Glasgow. She has worked on a variety of stage plays and indie films including, Forbidden Zones: The Great War and ‘memoir’. She currently resides in Glasgow, Scotland.