Please click link below: Readings from Madison Elizabeth Holland  

 

It was the still of the night…. deep silence…he was asleep in a childlike dream of playing in the woods, running, jumping and swinging from the thick rope swing behind the fields of corn that the old man had been harvesting the day before. A dream so vivid he could smell the staunch air of the freshly harvested fields in his sleep.    Dane’s dream was interrupted… his eyes opened on his pillow ever so slowly…pitch black in the room.   The faintest light of a nightlight replica of Darth Vader sliced through the darkness.   Dane could barely hear a slight sound of footsteps touching the floor in a swift movement.   He awoke…. He slowly lifted the thin sheet off of his legs and moved off the bed slowly…He gently arose, and then he looked back at his best friend sleeping in the bed.   He got up and moved forward, slowly, and quietly out of the room into the hall.   The hall walls were a wains coating with the most beautiful glossy cherry wood stained color that reached D

  Give me the energy to persevere  The strength to survive And the joy to make it all worthwhile Despite the challenges There is nothing more freeing than just being me I am not a mistake  I would never go back to the way things were Thankful for my community So accepting and loving I am proud to be Me

 

 

  Madison Elizabeth Holland has been contributing to Louisiana Words since 2013. She was an allstar for Louisiana Words: Allstars 2021 held at Beausoleil Books in November 2021. She has continued submitting poems in 2022 & 2023. Madison Elizabeth Holland is not just representing Lafayette, LA, but with over 60 contributions, she leads as the woman with the most contributions of all time. Madison’s “Inevitable” broke into the top ten for 2021. Madison’s writing often has underlining themes: fate (“Inevitable” & “The Circle Turns”), freedom (“Wild Heart”), depression (“She Sees”), hardships of love (“The Price Paid for Love”), & perseverance (“Joy”). However, she covers so much that it truly would take pages to honor the momentum, vulnerability, and passion she has given to our statewide community. Because of Madison's dedication to Louisiana Words, she will be feature more in 2023/2024 to fully comprehend the magnitude of impact that she has made on Louisiana W

  W hen we thought it was love Something genuine from the heart We dreamt and dreamt about that magic Finding that special someone But the truth turned to lies Our dreams faded into hate We replaced someone with something Anything to not admit we don’t know love We found deception It succeeded in deceiving us Now instead of having life We just have existence   It’s time to just look back And say, “We were fools.”

I write this while sitting at the back table of my favorite coffee shop in a town that I hate that I live in. Like honey added to decaf, I want my words to be sweet but not wake up from your daydream, They are the words that I have trapped at the tip of my tongue, The ones that I drop to my fingertips, and let them dance themselves into existence across my keyboard.   If this were a few hundred years ago, I would have these words tucked into the gentle folds of a love letter Sealed from prying eyes with wax the color of a deep red rose And marked by the subtle testament of a kiss that only you knew was there. Something vintage.   Though this is not a hundred years ago These words rest in the harsh glow of a computer screen Remembered alongside the scent of white rose tea and a warm cinnamon roll. Sung to a soft choir of piano keys humming in my headphones. Let me speak them now in my mind like I am reading the letter I wish to send to you. I want to start with a greeting but hell

  Obesity Poverty Feminity. The ultimate trifecta of Forbidden Identity.   An object he pities Or worse, Say bruh, can I suck them titties?   Her prized pal, Perhaps Hairdresser? Decorator? The plus size Plus One Always ready Just for fun.   Comic relief Never the lead When we get cut Do we not bleed?   Blood so thick With triglyceride Better learn to hide   So big Why can't you be small? Until you're needed Don't be there At all.   If you are Butch Or Fit Or Rich All these faggots Will suck your dick.   Drunk on Power High on Fame Everyone Will know your name   You'll be dead soon That's just fine Waiter, my margarita Needs another lime This poem, another rhyme.   Too bad, we're Out of time.

 

 

 

 Madison's work can be found at LouisianaWords.com "Ritaul" "Unwavering" "Sight" "Train Whistle Summons" "The Human Sounds" Primordial Little" "Draw Me" "Physicality of Emotion" "Catharsis" "Prozac" "Bland" "I Fix" “Cracked” “Confessions of a Porcelain Doll” “Full Moon” “She Sees” “The Circle Turns” “You Are the Light” “Wild Heart” “My Home” “Inevitable” The First Kiss Chronicles (Parts 1 -10 & Epilogue) “Infinitely Inadequate” “Price Paid for Love” “My Family’s Legacy” “Untitled” “Normal” “Dear Parents” “You Hold Me Together” “Secret Smile” “A Drowned Dream” “Joy” “Sinking” “Before the Curtain Rises” “Annabelle My Child” “The Only Pain I Feel” “Please Let Me Show You Love” “Us Everyone Else” “I Wish You Saw Yourself in My Dreams” “Music in My Head Now”

We're moving our content from Motsdelouisiane.com (which is closing this December 2023). This November 2023, our featured writer will be Madison Elizabeth Holland! Madison was one of our Allstars 2021 writers who read live in November at Beausoleil Books. Her name is likely to be engrained in the fabric of Louisiana Words. With a legacy of nearly 60 poems and stories contributed, she could keep our interest, not just for a month, but also a lifetime. For November, we will replay Madison's interview on our past radio show Louisiana Words: On Air on KRVS in Lafayette, a four-part Writer Review on LouisianaWords.com, and as well as highlights of her work. We are thrilled to have Madison as a part or our family! We start the celebration this November on LousianaWords.com!

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  I loathe you. I spite you. I hate you. Never want to mate with you (not possible).     I avoid you. I’d destroy you. I detest you. Never want to spend the rest with you (of my life).     I beseech you. I release you. I block you. With electrodes, I want to shock you (so you can feel my internal pain).     I defeat you. I believe in you. I cope with you. Never want to lose hope with you (I am hopeless now).     I implore you. I’ve always adored you. You are the magnus I believe in THIS US (disasterpiece kind of love)   I am the sword. You are the shield. You are the breaks. I am the wheel.     You are the magnus. Let’s stop the madness. Enough of the sadness. Despite our baggage, this is us. Disasterpiece kind of love.

  Fluttering, Flittering Delicately Floating Gently Touching The lives where she lands Spreading the love of flowers And gentle maidens Who sit so sweetly in the summer grass Enjoying youth while it still lasts Before the time has come For winter, and eternal sleep But for now, may we keep Our hope, and life Forever Young With the butterfly And the rising sun