Madeline Berner

It seeps, the silence Deep into the cracks I try to cover with glittery nail polish But they just end up chipped like my ego After a...

My tooth fell out the day my older brothers and I were supposed to sleep over at my uncle’s.

I don’t like making decisions because I’m not good at it, I always think too much, does everyone think as much as I do, I want to make...

I’m a kid. Maybe seven. Or nine. Who can tell. We’re at Christmas mass, my family and I. I’m in a nice dress, but it's itchy. Why are...

The smell of paint, the sticky sucking sound of wet paint rolled onto walls. This was a clean start, an adult room. Light and airy and...

7, the amount of hours of sleep I got last night 13, the stars i’ve wished upon 198, the days i’ve spent missing you 9, the books...

My heart is dying.

I spoke like I was constantly sharing unimportant secrets.