By Karina Bush
We went too far
Now we are nothing again
I feel peace
Fragments in the air
After a car-bomb
The sudden clarity
Watching my illusions
Of you
Try to stay airborne
Try against decimation
The fade is
Brighter than
Your bloom
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
