Markus Russin

Markus Russin Jan 2020

the first steps felt so easy.
i was unburdened.
at times i flew.

it took me all these years to find
that everything inside me
had never changed at all

#contemplation #2019 #2020 #newyear #reflections #decade #memories #melancholy #life

Markus Russin Dec 2019

Broken Now

there once were nights
when i could smile across the room
to no one in particular
just drown content in music
and let slide by what needs to slide

#contemplation #reflections #life #memories #music #loss #depression #melancholy

Markus Russin May 2019

Ugly Pursuit

so often it's
the beautiful the cherished
which falls
from dusty table
edges

#contemplation #reflections #writing #loss #work #routine #life #writer

Markus Russin Mar 2019

Acquaintance

last year's worn out sweater
and birthday gift cards frame the scene
four eyes dejected marbles

but did you even notice that my hair is
different today?

#spring #contemplation #reflections #stranger #solitude #loneliness #human #meeting

Markus Russin Mar 2019

Early Morning, Aftermath

you felt
the same
and still
we dis/
connected

#contemplation #reflections #thoughts #human #people #emotions #solitude

Markus Russin Mar 2019

Lyrics for the Outside Yours, the Inside Me

mic dropped
going places
rinse repeat
for happy faces
elsewhere
not at home
where i find myself
alone

[to be sung]

#contemplation #reflections #depression #outside #inside #solitude #human #thoughts

Markus Russin Feb 2019

Self-Hate in Pink

a little poem
can't be more
than personal reminder
that there is still
so much more crap
forgotten in a binder

#contemplation #writing #writer #reflections #poetry #struggle #rhyme #funny