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Please
I tell my heart, beat, but don’t break. We have no time, to lose our mind, again.
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I Am Swallowing My Pain
Scratching initials into my desk, so my idle, angry nails don’t find her eyes. My heart is helpless and possessed. There is an envy deep within me, distant, under the sun, my skin burns, as my ink buries her beautiful face, I spin, alone in the garden, side two, track seven, Rubber Soul, as my…
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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Rebellious subjects, under the stars, that sing “Oh, how cruel is fate?” sweet harmony, that portrays my destiny. “Tier 2?” I gasp, grasping at my symptom free throat, googling traffickers that could smuggle me in to the plague pit that our capital city has become. On pain of death, or public shaming, I hope that…
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I Haven’t Thought About You For Thirty Seconds (She Lied)
On Wednesday, I am wrapped up in reminiscing, about falling asleep to the familiar glow of your name in my notifications last night, the night before too, how we met in my dreams, the softness of your kiss, outside of my front door, blankets and pillows that cannot be shared, because I give you my…
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Vegas
Fountains find my wishes, sending them to bright stars, that feud with the lights of the skyline. You are pouring me juice, as I watch palm trees dancing to the wind’s melody, silently, you call my name, pointing at the sweet spot on your knee, that I call home, and I think, I finally learned…