N. Trepiak

I am a Humboldt local, and I enjoy writing poetry and hunting for agates along the California coast in my down time. In the more chaotic moments of my life, I take care of kiddos, lifeguard at a local pool, and study to (hopefully!) become an EMT. Poetry keeps me grounded through it all, and I'm grateful to have a writer's group and this platform to share my work and connect with other poets.. Thanks for reading!

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N. Trepiak

I am a Humboldt local, and I enjoy writing poetry and hunting for agates along the California coast in my down time. In the more chaotic moments of my life, I take care of kiddos, lifeguard at a local pool, and study to (hopefully!) become an EMT. Poetry keeps me grounded through it all, and I’m grateful to have a writer’s group and this platform to share my work and connect with other poets.. Thanks for reading!

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All The Light Was Outside

Looking back, was I even there? The plants escaping toward the glass The room deflects, the light attracts Lady with a notebook in the chair Sign along the bottom line Give me your time, you'll be fine God doesn't lie, so neither will I Give me your mind, you'll be fine You hate what you lost, you hate what you find Sign along the bottom line -N. Trepiak

A Dream, Or Something

i dreamed you wanted to try again even in my sleep i disagreed you and me together the same odds as before i'd rather run than continue to stand in one place where i'll never get better you or my future, which means more? goodbye, love, 'til we meet again -N. Trepiak

Anguish

I ran 'til I reached her door Knowing she didn't live there anymore Screamed in anguish on the porch As if that would bring her footsteps As if there was anything left but the beat of my heart on the door -N. Trepiak

Senior Year

coffee and chocolate from the shop where our friends earn their spending money on the weekends college and new friends nine months down the road you'll probably leave and i'll probably stay home in the house i've adopted, though it isn't mine and i'll probably miss you like all of the time nothing to forgive, afraid to forget you'll be somewhere between strawberries and cigarettes you'll start a business, or get a degree i'll...

Flynn

One day, I looked in the mirror Recognized your dimples, your birthmark, your eyes And told you, your baby sister will be fourteen tommorrow. And that's when I knew you weren't coming back. You hadn't seen eight, nine, or any number since. But fourteen was when it began to sink in. How could I possibly feel close to you? When our mother made us with different men, in different centuries, near different friends For you our...

The Happy Birthday I Didn’t Say

I didn't say happy birthday. I didn't see you, I didn't text, I only thought about it. You were the sugar in my tea, The nectar from flowers the bees Spend their whole lives looking for. But I didn't know to look; You just came floating down From a cherry tree in spring Into my hands, kissing my palms with your petals. Between last year and this one I learned some about you, but never...

Lola

17 and 18, in your mom's kitchen Playing with cookie cutters. Your dog is ecstatic That I'm home for the very first time. I understand her doggy smile, And I'm sure I'm doing the same. On the drive We stopped at the beach Because I love the beach, And you know that. So we trudged through the sand You handed me beautiful rocks and shells, Even the broken ones And I'll keep them forever. Driving...