Katrina Kaye
I am the cliché
girl colored jade
who doesn’t believe in love
doesn’t believe in much of anything
likes to talk to you though
likes the pictures in your eyes
and the kisses
(like suppressed hunger)
you don’t seem to mind
donating to my charity
“The Cliche” is previously published in A Scattering of Imperfections (2008).
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No Longer Water is a collection of poems welcoming raw emotion regarding the process of aging mindfully into a truer self. Here, aging is regarded as a gift rather than a burden. In particular, a woman’s personal journey from who she once was to who she is now. With growth, either physical or mental, there are aches and discomforts that hurt to the core. This collection allows the aches to blossom. Discomforts become fuel to grow without outside influence. The speaker is no longer looking outwardly but inwardly. In this journey through poetry, there is a momentous shift where the mind, body, and soul understands both the trials and challenges of maturity, along with the rewards. Ultimately, life is a gift. The journey is tranquil, enlightened, and blessed, even if the trail is muddy.
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Katrina Kaye
All the men
at the factory
bought her dinner
to congratulate
a job well done.
When she got home,
she promptly threw
it up and dressed
in the clothes he
left behind,
drinking mouthwash
like poison
and listening to the
heater drip. They will
never know all she
sacrificed for their
success.
“Success” is previously published in Rabbits for Luck (2016).
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