By Karina Bush
I was falling
You were too
Too similar
Our armour
Too weird
Your head
Took two years
To be strangers
For two years
I felt vital
On a pedestal
Holding you up
Karina is an Irish writer, born in Belfast and now living in Rome. She is the author of three books, ‘Brain Lace’ (BareBackPress, 2018), ’50 EURO’ (BareBackPress, 2017), and ‘Maiden’ (48th Street Press, 2016). Karina’s work has also been published by Tangerine Press, Akashic Books, Morbid Books, Ragged Lion Press, the International Poetry Studies Institute, The Nervous Breakdown, Entropy Magazine, and more.
https://www.karinabush.com/ @karinabushxx