I have fallen out of love with writing poetry
I feel as though writing poetry feels like writing a laundry list of things to do
So I took a break
and my love returned
Remember to take a break every now and then :)
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020 at 11:32 AM UTC
Do you think I can have
one more kiss?
I'll find closure on your lips,
and then I'll go.
Maybe also one more breakfast,
one more lunch, and one more dinner.
I'll be full and happy
and we can part.
But in between meals,
maybe we can lie in bed one more time.
One more prolonged moment
where time suspends indefinitely
as I rest my head on your chest.
My hope is if we add up the "one mores,"
they will equal a lifetime,
and I'll never have to get to the part
where I let you go.
But that's not real, is it?
There are no more "one mores."
I met you when everything
was new and exciting,
and the possibilities
of the world seemed endless.
And they still are.
For you, for me.
But not for us.
Somewhere between then and now,
here and there,
I guess we didn't just grow apart,
we grew up.
When something breaks, if the pieces
are large enough, you can fix it.
Unfortunately, sometimes things
don't break, they shatter.
But when you let the light in,
shattered glass will glisten
And in those moments,
when the pieces of what we were
catch sun,
I'll remember just how beautiful it was.
Just how beautiful it'll always be.
Because it was us.
And we were magic
That wasn’t meant to be
Aug 17, 2020
Aug 17, 2020 at 1:07 PM UTC
Suicide is a woman
I happen to know
She has fled
With many lovers,
Some people I knew,
And others I didn’t
She plays with my
Hair like guitar strings
She gently runs her
Hand down my face
Most nights with her
Are like a daydream
Whispering sweet nothings
Into the lovely abyss
I call my own mind
But it is not mine
She has me
No
She had me
I am not the same person I was
And I hope I am never him again.
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020 at 10:31 AM UTC
Lately
Masculinity has been feeling like an excuse
Men
are expected to fight ****** battles
Men
Are expected to be rough
Men
Are expected to never take no for an answer
Men
Are expected to take what we want even when they say no
Men
Are expected to never take off the mask
Men
Are expected to never show emotion
Men
Are ready to give up
Men
Are ready to die
I wonder what would happen if we could no longer hide behind the masc-ulinity
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020 at 10:24 AM UTC
Dear Society,
I am so tired of you dictating my every move.
I am so tired of changing who I am for you.
I am so tired of you telling me I will never be good enough.
Dear Society,
I hope you die
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020 at 10:09 AM UTC
When I was little
I felt very brittle
Because I was noncommittal
People come and go
Leaving many in woe
And we miss them so
I decided to break the pattern
And make my own friends
Crafted from
Size 12
Times New Roman
Font
And I have never been happier
Feb 13, 2020
Feb 13, 2020 at 2:25 PM UTC
Poetry
Oetry
Etry
Try
Try to think
Outside the box
Try to be
The most creative
Try to use
A hidden talent
Try because If
You do not
The world may
Never hear you
Feb 13, 2020
Feb 13, 2020 at 2:13 PM UTC
"What will you do with your theatre degree?"
I will work day in, day out
To become someone else
To tell a message
To the entire world
a story
I will crack open the skulls
Of many making them
Rethink things
They once thought they knew
I will show everyone
Who doubted me
That they were wrong
And I have the capability
To do anything I please
As long as I believe in myself
And work hard
"I don’t know."
Feb 12, 2020
Feb 12, 2020 at 1:37 PM UTC
You are the star
of each and every
one of my nightmares,
in most of them
You hand me a sugar cube
With the brightest smile
So welcoming
so warm
I greedily accepted
Placing it on the tip
Of my tongue
Until reality sets in
I did not get delivered sugar,
But rather
salt
This is what abuse is:
Hoping you will get sugar
Every time
But always ending with salt
For seventeen year.
Feb 12, 2020
Feb 12, 2020 at 12:57 PM UTC
There once was a princess who lived in a far away land, and she knew she needed the one. The man who would come and rescue her.
Record scratch + freeze frame
Dear women,
Some men ****
I would like to apologize for the ones who created a terrible name for myself
The ones who made fairytales to make you seem like you need us
The ones who made you feel like a princess in a tower desperately waiting for a knight
The ones who earn more than you for the same amount of work
The ones who took advantage of you
The ones who made you feel useless
The ones disguised as a knight with a terrible secret
The ones who took off their armor to reveal a dragon
I am here to apologize for them and to let you know, the armor and sword are waiting for you. Take control of your life and fight those dragons. If you believe in yourself and never let the dragon tell you any differently, you can write a new story where
Y o u
W i l l
D e s t r o y
T h e
O n e s
A n d
T h a t
D r a g o n
Jan 14, 2020
Jan 14, 2020 at 9:23 AM UTC