Stuck in Elevators

By Martha Maria Jones

Introducing a collection of evocative and introspective poems that delve deep into the realms of love, loss, self-discovery, and longing.


she wrote down her thoughts
to put her monsters to rest
and it was beautiful

Martha Maria Jones

• Language: English
• Publisher: Martha Maria Jones
• Release date: Jan 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224326099

Book preview

THE THINGS YOU SAID

Quietly, that is how I fell

wantonly, you rung my bell

we were barely eighteen 

writing lyrics to queens

serenading the Sunflower

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keeping beards

and shaving our fears

your love is what brings me home

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I keep on falling deeper

running through the sand

holding your hand,

dancing in the dark

igniting until we both spark.

wasting wishes and writing of keepers

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my breath catching

when we touch

in that way best friends touch

two heartbeats matching

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all the little judgements

keeping us stuck in moments

we linger in the air

and it feels so unfair

people saying the L-word is only for the brave

after all the insecurities we are still wrong

I thought what we had was stronger

you bring me home.

the home we let go.

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Queens are not meant to cry. 

MY SHIELD BELONGS TO YOU

Alone..., lonely is

the thought of speaking

when walls don’t talk

Who lands a punchline

wherever I go?

being is for lovers.

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hearing whispers in church pews

wondering if they are prayers

and I wish he was here

to touch. to hold. to kiss.

and I am just trying to remember

how happiness feels

cause expect for breathing

loving him is

the only thing I can swallow.

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a cup of grief 

and a drink of faith

the one