astera.poetry

It is very easy to focus on the human propensity for cruelty. My country is now being lead by a complete buffoon through a political and democratic… Read more “do good recklessly”

“Why do you keep wasting money on new paints and canvas and brushes and paper when we could already tell you that you’re just going to be…… Read more “the real question is why do i keep choosing messy hobbies?”

I am manipulative with my love. I give it so freely, then snap back the line when someone bites to keep people on edge at all times… Read more “i definitely am a bad person”

There is a girl I work with who I could only describe as “stoic”. I think I could probably count the number of times I have seen… Read more “the look of love”

The person in I see in my reflection doesn’t look like anyone I recognise. They look tired, so tired, like they are hanging on by their fingertips… Read more “exhaustion”

In my twenty three years on this planet, I have met countless people. How many of them I like is one matter. How many I could see… Read more “my deep dark fear”

I am not naive enough to believe that all people have one constant, fixed personality. People are more changeable than the seasons, the tides and the weather… Read more “red tinted glasses”

Hiya love. It’s you, but older. I’m 23 now, and I have so much I want to tell you. You’re so sad right now, aren’t you? I… Read more “a letter to 16 year old me”

An old friend and I used to subscribe to the adage that you should try and do one thing every day that scares you. But when everything… Read more “100% authentic coward”

If there is one thing about being LGBT+ it’s that you never stop coming out. A harmless conversation at work about exes and the terrifying questions… “how… Read more “i literally have a bi flag pin on my jacket…”