Emily Algar – FEMININE COLLECTIVE

Fathers

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Emily Algar

I give until I break I keep trying even though my mother tells me to let go. I thought I had you back After 7 years of hopes crushed, self-esteem broken I even tell you as much But then you’re gone again And my heart breaks in two just as Read more

Fathers

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 Emily Algar

The After

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Emily Algar

You make me high And soft I sink myself into you As I feel you slowly slipping away I hold onto this feeling, this place of happiness, of silly smiles and heat Even when you leave, you leave me brighter and I leave my mark on you too I never Read more

The Girl with Her Heart in a Box

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Emily Algar

There once was a girl who kept her heart in a box. She met a man and wanted to show him her heart. She opened the box, and took out her heart, piece by piece, laying it on the floor for him to see. You see, another man had once Read more

Pandemic

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Emily Algar

My stomach ties itself in knots. I spend ages sitting in the bathroom as I empty every worry, fear and stress I have accumulated And then I go back downstairs and fill up on some more. It’s flight or fight and I have chosen the in-between Because the flights are Read more

My String of Lights

January 12, 2020 Emily Algar

V1This string of lights I hold in my hands always looks so prettySo bright, so perfect and hangs just soEach bulb is where it is meant to beThere are no knots in the wireOr broken filaments And each part hangs just where I want itAll making sense way up high on Read more

Excavate

February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 Emily Algar

You touch me and I give way You wrap your arms around me My back against your chest And I lean back, Oh how I lean and bend against you My skin against yours has me making sounds that are not my own You have awoken something in me Something Read more

Some Language is More Equal Than Others

January 14, 2019January 18, 2019 Emily Algar

My no means less than your yes. My no to you perhaps means yes. My no is up for discussion. My no can be persuaded or explained away Or followed down the street. It can be molded until it sounds like yes to your ears But still no to Read more