
Heaven and Earth
by Natasha McLachlan
PRELUDE
​
She stood on the front of the car,
feet sprinkled
with dust, dancing
madly in the desert.
See, her beauty was found
in the moon, and acacia,
and the whiskey running
through her veins.​ This
was a star child--her
brokenness illuminated now
against the night’s sky.
I.
​
You were a friend once. Sat cross-
legged together and looked in the
sky. We left our mark on earth in
worn grass and swallowed the sunset
with hellish eyes.
Old love,
suppose I fell
in your hands tonight,
the arc of my back
like the moon
at your fingers
​
Would you catch me?
II.
You look at me
with moon beam eyes
and a t-shirt you wore
the day before.
It smells of fresh linen
and cigarette smoke.
And as we both sit
motionless on the street curb
walls I never knew
came crashing down,
striking the earth
around me.
Tell me--
How long
will you
stay?
III.
it was the way she shifted toward the
arc of the moon. gentle, yet anxious--
a fallen star of her own.
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About the Author
Natasha McLachlan is a poet currently living in Southern California. She
holds a Bachelor’s in Writing and Literature from California College of the
Arts. She aims to create work that refreshes the soul in an often frantic
society. When she is not writing, she is spending time with her family and
bonding with her 9 siblings, whom she considers her best friends. Her
inspiration comes from the moons and stars around her, nature being her
greatest muse.