Megan Falley's Blog, page 80
May 8, 2013
The Balance
after Rachel McKibbens
There were days when it looked like love,
especially if you turned down the volume.
But even if you didn’t.
Bus rides asleep on each other’s
shoulders, splitting a pair of earbuds
plugged into a song as if sharing
a secret.
Afternoons where we stayed in
our pajamas and played video games
and he bought us twin bodega sandwiches
and remembered mine
without the meat.
And while I look back on these memories
with equal, if not more repulsion,
I know that I wasn’t an idiot
to stay. That my heart invented
its own verb which meant To Love
The Dog Who Licks The Scar It Gave You.
On a dirty bar couch on Valentine’s Day
he said I would fight with you every morning
if it meant I could kiss you every night and at the time
it didn’t sound like The Codependent National Anthem,
or a vending machine where you put in fury
and get out passion
or even like the things I read now
in pamphlets—the ones I trust upon other women
like my own righteous gospel—
it sounded like the sweetest thing
he’d ever said to me. A poem
I could fold real small and carry
around in my locket, not noticing, for months
how it also kind of
choked.
-Megan Falley
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Help Megan get this poem published in a new book by Write Bloody Press by voting for it HERE. Your support means the moon.
May 7, 2013
I NEED YOUR HELP!
Did you enjoy reading After the Witch Hunt?...
May 5, 2013
"Light from a cake is such a great light. We should just live in cake light."
- Claire Fischer (via topkrumps)
“The Balance” - A Poem By Megan Falley
(For anyone...
“The Balance” - A Poem By Megan Falley
(For anyone who is or has been a victim or survivor of abuse, it’s not your fault. And I am listening to you, always.)
Friends & Followers,
I want to thank you.
I have been living as a full-time writer since September and it has been the most beautiful dream. Without you— you who bought books, you who came to shows, who flew me out to your college, who sent sweet tumblr messages, who reblogged, who told a friend about my work, who covered “Fat Girl” at your own open mic— I would not be here today. I am grateful for every one of you, every day. You did more than save my life. You made it.
I am writing because today I need your help. In the past year I have written a second collection of poetry that I am passionate about getting out into the world, and especially into the hands of young people. The company I want to publish the book with (Write Bloody) requires that the authors post a video and procure a large amount of “likes” on YouTube for it. The few seconds it takes to follow this link and click “LIKE” could help me publish a second book, which could help keep me making art and not bagging groceries for maybe another blessed year or two.
Please like the video. Please reblog it. Please share it with your friends and family and any abuse survivors you think would benefit from hearing it. Please also watch the other contestant’s videos and vote for who you’d like to see published.
I am always in your corner, always rooting for you.
One more time, here is my new poem & video, “The Balance.”
Spoken Word Poetry: Megan Falley
She is funny and eloquent and brutally, admirably, empoweringly honest. She writes and speaks on those quiet topics no one else seems to quite address. She simultaneously speaks your mind, echoing the deepest or most trivial of your passing thoughts, and spins the world in different ways, making you question the very way you view the world.
May 3, 2013
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i would love to read a book by danez smith. please go to youtube and vote for this video!
May 2, 2013
keep CALM and WRITE something: MEGAN FALLEY IS COMING TO MAINE!
This Friday (May 3rd), the fabulous Megan Falley will be coming all the way up to the University of Maine at Farmington for a performance AND a workshop.
Both are FREE and open to the public.
Performance: 5pm in the Landing (bottom level of the Student Center)
Workshop: 7pm in the 3rd floor of…
April 30, 2013
NEW POEM ALERT
Hey friends! Here’s an artsy-fartsy video...
NEW POEM ALERT
Hey friends! Here’s an artsy-fartsy video of my brand new poem “The Balance” (after Rachel McKibbens). If you “like” it on YouTube, you could help me secure a second book deal with Write Bloody Publishing. Please spread this around and go hard with that liking-finger and reblog button. I love you, and I root for you.
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