Alessia Hughes

I still vividly remember coming home in first grade with the most recent copy of the Scholastic book magazine. I’d sit in one of the two...

The other side of the bed Is empty as I wake up, And I know it’s not because He’s making breakfast. I know when I get out From under...

His hands reach for me As I fall and he catches me, Effortlessly and without fear. He wipes my tears and his body Becomes my solace and...

The snow falls steadily And silently as if it was a Forceless grasp around me. I’m alone but my thoughts Hold you too tightly, And I’d...

If this is love, Then this I do not want— It’s twisted and full of pain. There’s no chance I will Stay out of his haunts— He’ll end up...

I still hear your laugh, even though It’s been a while since we’ve Even been in the same room. I still hear your voice Softly saying my...

He gave it to her on her birthday With a promise he would marry her. He put it around her neck, let it fall Across the hills of her...

The lights are dimmed; the room is crowded. The rain beats heavily on the window beside me. The darkness of the night makes this bar seem...

In the middle of an empty tiled floor, You take my hand, Silently pulling me into you. There’s no music, The lights are dimmed, Candles...