the transience of beauty
has often concerned me,
and i frequently wish for a permanence
that nature won't allow.
i bought you flowers for your birthday,
baby's breath you said you liked.
they sit on a table
in your living room.
the browning of grass
the falling of leaves
the wilting of stems
not strong enough anymore
by nature, nature is fleeting:
a sad fact on most days,
but now I sit, shrouded in sorrow,
waiting for flowers to die.
Jan 22, 2023
Jan 22, 2023 at 12:49 PM UTC
We haven't spoken, to each other at least,
in a while, but I see your texts
to make sure the money goes toward food.
You've got the easy end of the bargain.
I'm reading the Brontes.
I'm going to church.
I'm sleeping eight hours.
I'm singing in the car.
My smoothie tastes too much like spinach.
I ran out of juice last week,
wasting it on vices you've long suffered.
Are you proud of me?
I'm skipping classes.
I'm lacking motivation.
I'm forgetting my Fridays.
I'm losing friends.
You are my biggest fear,
my wretched destiny,
the hole that my life slopes into.
"Thanks for groceries! Just made breakfast."
Jan 20, 2023
Jan 20, 2023 at 7:36 PM UTC
your foot on the gas:
a brick of immovable motive
forcing us into the future,
one we will not like.
if only my screams rang louder
than the toxins your brain swam in,
drowning you in other,
maybe we would've stopped.
there's another pedal, you know.
no, you didn't listen.
a bridge was crossed that day.
the tangible now torn down,
my abstract just as well:
an ever-widening chasm caught between us two.
i knew your secrets then;
i wish i knew how to drive.
Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022 at 12:42 PM UTC
if i’m being honest
and i am (being honest)
i’ll tell you i’ve fallen in love
about seven times this month
meet a girl or guy
decide they’re the one
ruin it
rinse
repeat
however if i’m lying
which i much prefer
i’ll tell you that my independence suits me
Aug 24, 2022
Aug 24, 2022 at 8:58 PM UTC
thin as paper
you see the scratch
a little one at the top
it’s so tempting
you can envision the destruction
the sound
the sight
the pain
so why don’t you?
why DON’T you?
why don’t YOU?
WHY DON’T YOU RIP ME IN HALF?
Aug 22, 2022
Aug 22, 2022 at 12:35 PM UTC
hold me
my world is crumbling
my thoughts are growing
my body feels wrong
hold me
i don’t want you anymore
but i miss your arms
wrapped around my truest self
hold me
once again
Aug 3, 2022
Aug 3, 2022 at 8:26 AM UTC
i hang on every word you say
waiting for mere mention of my name
Jul 7, 2022
Jul 7, 2022 at 1:48 PM UTC
i am
a legislative agenda
a number in a system
a check to be balanced
a wrong to be righted
a bill to be passed
a shout to be stifled
a cry to be silenced
i am screaming with all my might
but my anger means nothing
for who
am i
in this country
but another woman
Jun 24, 2022
Jun 24, 2022 at 6:56 PM UTC
the gentle reminders of my fears
sing me to sleep
“what could go wrong?”
“will i wake?”
their ever-dreadful lullaby
lulling me to slumber
a grandfather clock
a stopwatch
tick tick ticking
til all fades away
Mar 23, 2022
Mar 23, 2022 at 11:24 PM UTC