Thought Loops

I don’t know if you cared
Or you lied
About wanting to get to know
Who I am
But I can’t stop replaying that night
In my head
With the soundtrack of an 80’s song
Looping around
It’s not words that I remember,
It’s senses
How you made me feel like I was
The center of attention
The soft touch of your lips
Pressed to mine
Imprints of your hands on my skin
Late at night
How can one person feel so perfect
Just one time?

Velvet Sky

I want to melt into my mattress
I want to feel mundane run through my veins
I want to see the velvet sky beneath my eyelids
And float away from all this pain

illustrations by Knysh Ksenya

About the Author

Tatum Hamernik

Tatum Hamernik is a writer and an avid reader from America. She fell in love with poetry after moving to NYC and frequents the poetry scene on Instagram (via @tatum.hamernik).
When she is not reading or writing she is eating chocolate, watching YouTube, or sitting on the beach. Her debut poetry collection Ocean Breath is now available worldwide on Amazon. You can find her online at tatumhamernik.com

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