Poetry by Marlena Dominique Chiles

There’s an ache inside my chest

There’s an ache inside my chest

It tightens up, and gives no rest

I gasp for air, there’s never enough these days

Each passing day, stuck in a dissociative haze

My heart, is it crumbling?

With every shift, every movement, I feel a pang

I feel the pieces sink into my gut

Oh silly me, this is just my luck

There’s an ache inside my chest

I thought this was over, I had learned to accept

You’re with her, and I’m with me

Despite my dismay, it’s always me

Five years, my soul was sewn into you

Cut yourself free, and away you flew

There’s an ache in my chest

If I carve this heart out, will I finally rest?

Reigning from the suburban town of Fairfield, California, Marlena Dominique Chiles can be found binge watching the latest anime series or the Office. At the age of 25, Marlena is already a loving mother of one cat, with a serious addiction to sushi.