Julianna

“I stayed as long as anyone can stay in a place they don’t really belong.”
― Trista Mateer, When the Stars Wrote Back

“Bad love wanted a sacrifice,
so I made myself one.
I drank it straight from the tap,
wiped my mouth on my palms,
picked up a pen,
and called myself a poet.”
― Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

“You are the first thing in a long time
that has made me want to write poetry again.”
― Trista Mateer, Honeybee

“Fuck another poem about everything that has hurt me. Fuck another poem that means I have to stand in front of strangers and make a bouquet of my trauma. Fuck another poem that prevents me from forgetting my abusers. Fuck another poem that adds weight instead of taking it away. Fuck another poem about my sadness. Fuck another poem about my emptiness.
Let me fill the space instead with joy.”
― Trista Mateer