haikus & tankas - Hello Poetry

Mar 2021

ali

no. 10

introspection is
indeed an illness, and I
a sickly woman

#haiku #introspection

Nov 2020

ali

no. 9

i feel as though my
joys go to waste when there’s no
one to share them with

ships could sail slyly across
the depth of my aloneness

#tanka #aloneness

Jun 2020

ali

no. 8

why can’t oxygen
ever be enough to feel
safe in my own skin

i just want to feel alive
unbothered by my own thoughts

i feel like my brain is constantly running a hundred miles per hour. it’s draining and exhausting, and i could really use a break from myself right about now.

#tanka #anxiety

May 2020

ali

no. 7 (heartbreak ******* II)

would you be so kind
as to burn my heart into
a pit of ashes?
perhaps pain would feel better
than the emptiness i breathe

#tanka #emptiness #heartbreak

May 2020

ali

no. 6 (heartbreak *******)

would you be so kind
as to break my heart into
a million pieces?

perhaps the pain would be worth
you loving me beforehand

#tanka #loneliness #heartbreak

May 2020

ali

no. 5

I crave connection
I’m tired of the surface
Where we find solace
Where we hide our truths beneath
Where we may never be freed

A wise man once said, “I’m tired of that fake ****.” Lol.

#tanka

May 2020

ali

no. 4 (supernova)

you told me, of all
the stars in the galaxy
i was the brightest

i only believed you when
i was the first to explode

"A supernova can shine as brightly as an entire galaxy of billions of ‘normal’ stars."

#tanka #supernova #galaxy #astronomy

Apr 2020

ali

no. 3

i will hold your hand
into the darkness, i will
close my eyes until
i see the light beyond the
skies, i promise you i will

#tanka #love #vulnerability

Mar 2020

ali

no. 2

hold me in the dark
with our eyes closed and breaths deep
‘til light loses charm

You will be so much more than enough for me, even lightness will start to lack necessity.

#haiku

Mar 2020

ali

no. 1

i want my soul to
tangle up with yours and find
comfort in chaos

#haiku

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