Christina Strigas – Page 3 – FEMININE COLLECTIVE

Stake It

November 22, 2017October 13, 2018 Christina Strigas

I turned into a vampire for you. I wanted to walk with you I wanted to love you. I never tried enough too busy in my own head. Overthinking the day into sleepless nights. It was my pleasure. In my defense, I have the love of my life so close Read more

Lungful

November 9, 2017October 13, 2018 Christina Strigas

I am supposed to breathe better know all the grammar rules ask me how to spell a word you will not need to look it up here I am, your own private dictionary, Ms. Spelling Bee. I will give you all my love and trust hand it over like your Read more

Blindness

October 20, 2017October 13, 2018 Christina Strigas

You wrapped up my ghosts in ziplock bags and tucked them into boxes without warning. I thought you would treat them with more respect but how could I not see that you drown me daily with blindness and honey. I see nothing now. The night is the day. I write Read more

Marriage

September 15, 2017October 13, 2018 Christina Strigas

I sit alone in my bedroom you sit alone on the couch. You go to work I stay home. You never call. I never text. Our wedding portrait is on the wall to remind us of who we were in case we forget. We still have sex but we are Read more

Every Woman

August 11, 2017October 13, 2018 Christina Strigas

I like to read books
and watch the sunset
pull dirt out of sentences.

Definitions

July 11, 2017October 13, 2018 Christina Strigas

I think my love language is all of you it does not even exist to write it down. I do not know how I function with my guts pulled apart by life. People leave, then they come back changed, a new unsuspecting death surrounding them. They introduce their partners as Read more

Les Enfants Terribles

June 18, 2017August 31, 2021 Christina Strigas

It is a true story my narrative of this grand prix night in 2017. I went out for dinner and drinks on Bernard street in Outremont. It was a gorgeous night in the city. Everyone in the world wanted to be in downtown #mtl but we preferred the quieter streets. Read more