Brittany Zedalis- Two Poems

18

I feel you

here, lingering

by my side, for 

all these years.

Skeptics, they 

don't know, they 

don't understand,

but you're here.

I keep your

blanket, your

toys, and your

little stuffed bear.

If only you were here,

you'd be eighteen this year.

Save Me

Those deep hazel

eyes, pull me in

like the ocean,

and I sink.

As though I

am in space,

the air escapes

from my lungs.

I cling to

every word you

speak, my hands

shaking but strong.

Those words like

armor, protective

and unbreakable,

they save me.

Brittany Zedalis is a 21 year old married poet studying to be an elementary teacher. She has been published in multiple online/print journals and magazines. She enjoys writing poetry, photography, crocheting, and reading in her spare time. She has her own photography business called Zedalis Photography.