when it ends: a stream-of-consciousness poem by Lauren Tavares
floating. falling. flying. soar high, wait for the drop. a fear you can’t shake. trembles. internal. feeling it all with no end to this madness in sight. there’s a pit in your stomach. it hurts, and not in the good way. aching and longing and wanting. needing. necessary. a shake of the head. dismissal, and … More when it ends: a stream-of-consciousness poem by Lauren Tavares