i see a white truck driving opposite me
they’re on the opposite side of the valley
i wonder who is driving.
i like to imagine it’s a father with a little girl strapped in
mostly because i want to imagine it’s me
in my fathers brown chevy
it smelled like cigarettes and spring.
i mostly hope it’s the same for that little girl
and her father.
i miss my father cranking the windows down,
he would pull over to do it
because neither of us could reach.
he would go to hell and back for me.
i love him and he loves me
so why can’t we say it out loud.
now i sit on the bus with an aching back
trapped inside windows that won’t open
and i look across the valley.
Mar 26, 2022
Mar 26, 2022 at 1:42 PM UTC
it took too long to realize-
the covers on us
cold walls and warm sheets,
soft light in your eyes
sweet nothings to discuss,
we'll share the spot where our hands meet.
i don't care if there's flies-
i'll never make a fuss.
let my heart stop its' incessant beat.
Oct 18, 2021
Oct 18, 2021 at 7:19 PM UTC
it may be late,
but the sun came up enough today
for it to go down.
that’s enough for me.
Aug 11, 2021
Aug 11, 2021 at 6:22 PM UTC
the dogs bark
and the caravan progresses
the children cry
but the world spins
Aug 5, 2021
Aug 5, 2021 at 11:57 AM UTC
will pursue meaning of life
fear of someday that will end
lose that human element
Aug 5, 2021
Aug 5, 2021 at 11:37 AM UTC
i’m snagged in
the hugs that don’t hug back
i’m all tangled up in
the girl who can’t be tracked
Jun 4, 2021
Jun 4, 2021 at 12:10 AM UTC
see it wasn’t hard—
the decision to rebel was easy.
i never thought i could chose free will,
and in the end i never did.
the decision to decide was no choice at all,
it was all i had left.
i don’t know freedom until it is ******
on me.
falling—
god it was easy.
May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021 at 2:38 AM UTC
cheap beer will always taste
like the bars that raised me
and your lips will always taste
like the thing that saved me
May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021 at 1:04 AM UTC
the rain trickles against
my window like a crackling fire
and i remember what my father told me,
raindrops fall faster than ashes
May 8, 2021
May 8, 2021 at 2:44 AM UTC
Don’t ask questions,
it’s not true—
Please don’t make me
lie to you.
May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021 at 12:17 AM UTC