Monday poems – Andrew Cyr – Literary Revelations

BIO

Andrew grew up in The Evergreen State. He fell in love with writing short stories and poems in high school. He found writing cathartic through foster care. After high school, he served three years in the army. Andrew was stationed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He was a paratrooper, and the fragility of life grew his faith in God. After his contract, he returned to Washington and graduated college with a degree in general studies. He nearly completed a master’s degree. Among other things, Andrew is an avid runner, a self-published writer, and a pop-punk music enthusiast.

Coping with Loss: A Message Beyond Death

Death’s unknown gripped
my fear of leaving home.
Haley’d have laughed at me,
if it was me,
I’d have given her hell,
if she knew I was,
but I’m not today.

Afraid of death,
I’m not afraid, Haley.
If you can hear me,
I just wanted you to know.

If Haley knew I was
afraid to die,
she’d tease
me until I cried.

But the day Haley
departed this world,
without saying goodbye,
so like her,
warmth washed across
my heart.

I hope Haley knows,
I’d have fought the angels
before I’d let her go.

I’d have ripped Heaven
and Earth to save you.

I mean, isn’t that what
Jesus would do for you?

Haley said death isn’t the end.
She said a new beginning awaits
outside the vision of our world’s view.

I left Haley in God’s hands,
as though I had a choice.

God healed death’s sting,
and death isn’t afraid of me
and neither am I.

Nadia’s Paradox: Love, Lies, and Life Lessons

Nadia’s a narcissist,
her dad told me.

She’d find happiness
in a bottomless pit
of apathy, a passerby told me.

Nadia can’t have kids,
her mother told me.

She wasn’t the thinnest girl
in town, her grandmother said.

Nadia’s not the safest bet,
her best friend whispered.

She drinks wine
a little too early,
her ex-boyfriend said.

Nadia’s a coward,
her ex-mother-in-law said.

She’ll steal your heart
and jump until it bursts,
another ex-boyfriend said.

She’ll gaslight you until
you believe her lies,
her aunt told me.

Nadia’s not the thickest girl,
her nephew told me.

She’s an emotional anarchist,
her sister told me.

Nadia’s, I can’t put
my finger on it,
a neighbor told me.

She’s the craziest person
I ever met, her stalker told me.

Nadia thinks she’s cooler
than she is,
her cousin texted me.

Nadia’s the kind of girl
a mom tells you
to avoid like the plague,
her aunt told me.

Nadia restored my faith
in humanity with humility.

Reminders:

With a cover designed by our of award-winning Japanese artist Hikari, and with artistic photos by award-winning Japanese photographer Naoki Kimura included, please do not miss the chance to have your words grace the pages of our upcoming book, Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. Email five haiku(s) at literaryrevelations@pm.me and label your submission 5 Haiku.

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