PinnedMy Chapbook “The Event Horizon” Now Available!!“Halle Preneta’s portraits fuse the person that was with the person that we see them as, into something that blends fiction and reality, love shaping both us and them into someone new. …Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
23 hours agoHow many crosswalks have we magically met up at?Poem by Halle Preneta — 1/28/23 With lights blaring like spotlights barreling forward through the darkness ahead, highlighting the falling snow that leaves wet spots on my coat the longer I stand and wait for this car to pass. The white asphalt of the crosswalk glowing, telling me to keep…Poem2 min readPoem2 min read
2 days agoWhat to do when you are strugglingPoem by Halle Preneta — 1/26/23 Go outside, yes, even when it’s really cold and dark and grey and all you want is to stay warm in your bed because the second you step outside, you’ll see that the snow slings to its life onto the branches of the trees. …Poem2 min readPoem2 min read
Jan 21Movie NightPoem by Halle Preneta — 1/21/23 “Life is not the things that we do, it’s who we’re doing them with.” — Cecily Smith, Fly By Night — Mug of tea warming my hands. Laughs with friends. Hugging squishmallows, tangled in blankets. Dorito crumbs scattering across the carpeted floor. A movie…Poem2 min readPoem2 min read
Jan 10You are a permanent fixture in the house of my mindPoem by Halle Preneta — 1/10/23 My hands are entwined in your dark hair fraying at the edges, / my lips on yours in a feat of passion. / I google your name to make sure there isn’t an obituary in the search results. / I hold you hostage in…Poem2 min readPoem2 min read
Jan 6My CornerPoem by Halle Preneta — 1/6/23 You quiet the white noise in my brain. Your radio waves intercepting my signal, turning everything to a lower frequency when I stand there next to you, chatting away about nothing. You are the person I go to in large crowds to relax. The…Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
Jan 2Я вас люблюPoem by Halle Preneta — 1/2/23 even when I shouldn’t. You came into my life like a storm, crashing, waves thrashing. Я думаю я ненавижу вас потому что вы красивые каждый день. You’ve rocked the boat too much! Set my heart ablaze and the funny thing is, I let you! …Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
Jan 1The BeachPoem by Halle Preneta — 1/1/23 There is an ocean inside my heart, filling my lungs with saltwater. Unable to breathe the fresh air. Sand weighing down my feet. I reach a hand out to you, trying to grab onto something but you aren’t there, nobody is. You know, they…Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
Dec 31, 2022The Life Cycle of Your Average AmericanPoem by Halle Preneta — 12/31/22 1. Get an education (that’ll put you into so much debt, it won’t matter what job you get, you’ll spend the rest of your life selling your soul to the US government in student loan payments.) 2. Get a job (that doesn’t utilize your…Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
Dec 30, 2022I ask you if you’ve ever kissed a woman before.TW: NSFW — Poem by Halle Preneta 12/30/22 You said “no” “Well, do you want to try?” so we kiss / your lips forming a smile / as they meet mine / my hands tangled in your dark hair / i let you unravel me / thread by thread /…Poem2 min readPoem2 min read
