Memory
is never lost
It sticks until Love’s presumed end
when all has been consumed
and the fire is in danger
of a burnout
It is an undertow
that leaves nothing
but ambivalence
and a longing
that kills
Memory
is never lost
It sticks until Love’s presumed end
when all has been consumed
and the fire is in danger
of a burnout
It is an undertow
that leaves nothing
but ambivalence
and a longing
that kills
Gretchen is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and essayist from the Philippines, where she embraces life while managing bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her confessional pieces unpack the complexities of grief, healing, motherhood, love, and intersections, garnering recognition from the Greg Grummer Poetry Contest and Navigator's Travel Writing Competition.