by Anne Mikusinski
Outside
On a barren stage
No moon
Or night bird song
Accompany our steps
Which falter and stagger
And pull me by its lead
But inside
The stage is set
And I tread the boards lightly
Waltzing
To sweet soft playing
Of my muse
Fuelling my struggle
To bring the inside,
Out.
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Anne Mikusinski has always been in love with words, whether they have been read or spoken aloud. She has been writing poems and short stories since she was seven years old. Her influences range from Dylan Thomas and Sylvia Plath to David Byrne and Nick Cave. She hopes that someday, her writing will be as much of an influence on someone as these writers have been on her.
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