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Once Upon a Route

Gas is expensive

About what?

If the city ever sleeps

The Telluride Post Card

The Healer

Welcome Home

Family Tree

The Going

You sound like the ocean

Between gullible and yearning there is me

Liquid Sand, Riddle Man

Ziggy

Enter an Ocean

Ambition

Salt.

Perfume

Vanilla

that’s the thing about poets

Good Year

Real

  • Spell your name for me

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 8, 2017

    Honeyed pineapple, sweet cherries, orange peels and cold beer The smell of your sweat trickles…

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  • The Other pt. 2

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 5, 2017

    Have you ever tried to repair broken porcelain? Glue gun in hand Licking the curve…

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  • The Other

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 2, 2017

    Darkness spent all day polishing his weapons, waiting til nightfall, when he pours liquid gold…

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  • On A Midsummer Night

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 1, 2017

    First I saw her walk away head held high, kicking roses, whispering “dreamers often lie…”…

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  • ‘Twas all

    by Stephanie Alfaia August 1, 2017

    It was never you it was chaos. Luscious calamity, deliberate irresponsibility, coveted freedom, dry humor,…

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  • The Mirage

    by Stephanie Alfaia July 31, 2017

    Glazed eyes in a Brooklyn oasis your cold fingertips brushed lightly across the warm skin…

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  • On Straightforward Talk

    by Stephanie Alfaia July 31, 2017

    When I speak I am not afraid my eyes have spoken instead of my lips.…

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  • Cashmere Sweater

    by Stephanie Alfaia July 31, 2017

    Goat’s wool painted navy blue brushing to and fro against soft caramel skin. Why wear…

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  • When there’s nothing wrong, create it

    by Stephanie Alfaia June 6, 2017

    With every passing hour I come to realize that I am not looking to involve…

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  • Life at a Backwards Standstill

    by Stephanie Alfaia June 6, 2017

    Staring out the window of the Metro North Watching the world outside run Backwards Sitting…

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  • I wasn’t flirting, but now I am

    by Stephanie Alfaia June 5, 2017

    She caught me writing silly lines, lines that mirror the wrinkles on my knees. Lines…

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  • Ten more years of everything and nothing

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 31, 2017

    “He’s so charming,” Anna said as he walked away. Tell me about it. He has…

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  • My favorite asshole Charlie

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 26, 2017

    I just finished my first Bukowski book You Get So Alone At Times That It…

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  • Treat yourself once in a while

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 26, 2017

    This young brunette was sitting a couple of tables away from me at a local…

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  • But it’s just tomato sauce

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 26, 2017

    There’s really nothing worse than a disappointing meal on a rainy National Wine Day who’s…

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  • What would I even write back then?

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 26, 2017

    I don’t remember writing my first poem but I know I can’t go a day…

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  • Thirsty

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 26, 2017

    You know the going is getting tough when you walk into your apartment and head…

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  • A double espresso, please

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 25, 2017

    I could use a love song to help wash this third cup of coffee down.…

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  • When they ask for more

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 24, 2017

    My readers ask for more. They want to feel the light and the darkness I…

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  • Alice, help me out of here

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 23, 2017

    I get lost in my mind. Whisperings in languages I do not understand And I…

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  • Easy Existence

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 23, 2017

    Men will never understand How tainted intimacy feels When they do not reach out The…

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  • Ten Days Later

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 23, 2017

    Perhaps you decided to test my mother’s Theory Ten days to rid a bad habit…

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  • All those things that matter

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 22, 2017

    I want to lay my head on your shoulder And plan trips we will never…

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  • Chaotic Perceptions

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 22, 2017

    Life isn’t about what happens It’s about how you respond. Chaos isn’t about chaos It’s…

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  • First Day of Summer

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 22, 2017

    This summer breeze has me feeling Like a million dollar bill This cigarette found its…

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  • East Coast Girl

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 22, 2017

    She keeps my glass half full With tequila and lime juice She gives me all…

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  • Furniture is nothing but a commodity 

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 17, 2017

    And on the third day I sat on my mother’s sofa Listening to Shag Rock…

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  • Imperfect. But don’t step back

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 17, 2017

    The imperfect astonishes and lures. She is everything All at once And all too much…

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  • White Dress

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 16, 2017

    She looked flustered and confused When she walked in the house, Lowering her eyes and…

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  • Unprepared

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 15, 2017

    I see the entire universe When I look in her eyes: Planets we are yet…

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  • A Fight Worth Losing

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 15, 2017

    Is the soul hard like iron Or is it flexible like the wings of this…

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  • Melodic Dreams in Laughter

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 15, 2017

    Run to my side and bury your face Underneath my pillow, Breathe softly before you…

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  • Glass Island

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 13, 2017

      With thirty minutes to spare I walked over an avenue to Lucy’s Cantina Straight…

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  • Come With Me

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 12, 2017

    Put your arms around me baby, Dance a little weirder tonight. You’ve got me hostage……

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  • Dark Reflections

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 12, 2017

    Thin fingers wrapped around A glass of Macallan Purple kush cloud minded Certain, uncertainty, undefined…

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  • Crouched Over a Typewriter

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 12, 2017

    Maybe I am going crazy But these poems are drowning The top of my head,…

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  • Spring Bloom

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 12, 2017

    “Sophie?” “Charles.” “Do you remember when I took you to read your first poem at…

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  • Shakespeare, Your Romeo is Mine

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 11, 2017

    All these moments might just find their way Into my dreams tonight. Under the moonlight…

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  • Casper Posters in the Q Train

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 11, 2017

    What is love in crowded places? Bags, headphones, tears streaming down a child’s face The…

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  • How’s The View From Your High Horse?

    by Stephanie Alfaia May 2, 2017

    Every town Has a golden boy Sitting on his stoop in blue jeans Sipping a…

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About the Author

About the Author

Hi! My name is Stephanie Alfaia and I write poetry inspired by my travels. As a Brazilian American and citizen of the world, my goal is to inspire you as our planet has inspired me.

I'm an avid dreamer, a hopeless romantic and an occasional optimist who wanders the globe in search of lessons, connections and stories to tell. My work dances, twirls and skips between the lines of fiction and non-fiction as our minds and hearts do, embellishing upon our memories. Some characters are completely fictional while others, are locals who have inspired or helped me in my travels. Read through and see if you can decipher the enigmatic world of words! Thank you for stopping by.

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Popular Posts

  • 1

    Enter an Ocean

    May 28, 2019
  • 2

    Between gullible and yearning there is me

    August 2, 2019
  • 3

    Ambition

    April 8, 2019
  • 4

    Not All Traveled Grounds Run Smooth

    November 18, 2014
  • 5

    Family Tree

    April 27, 2021
  • 6

    that’s the thing about poets

    January 29, 2019
  • 7

    Is My Take-Out Ready?

    July 2, 2019
  • Furniture is nothing but a commodity 

    May 17, 2017
  • 9

    Perfume

    February 21, 2019
  • 10

    Ziggy

    June 26, 2019

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