Leo Gherardi (Age: 19)

Listen, Loved one, The way the silence rings under our breaths; Do you hear its lightness in our hearts? Whatever the sounds, our lungs capture the memory of it. Under the blanket, Loved one, listen To the warmth of our...
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Kiss me, son of God,   make the void go away with your rosy cheeky lips,  the warmth embraced in your core, give me some of that heat to hearth the fire long grown cold.   Atone me, you who...
[Curtain drawn, ornate lattice, I run.]   Your Father hears you. Lay down your sins in front of Him. He will forgive if you speak truthfully   [I try to scream. I choke on familiarity.]   When you speak from...
I   I want you in all the ways a moth wants the sun; I crave your heat and light, too. To drink your shine, to never be done.   And I like your way, the freckle in your walk,...
3 people, stranded on an island: Me, Myself and I.   it was a small island, with only a forest and one tiny mountain, the ocean surrounding pitch black, devouring bones and blood.   I kept still believing and breathing,...