I'm chewing soil
my jaw is breaking out
lips are ****** and the
rubber band on my
wrist means nothing since
I can't seem to get
out my calculator and
be okay with legs that
don't take me out
but carry my eyes to
swim in filth
Sep 18, 2021
Sep 18, 2021 at 10:47 PM UTC
syrupy brown eyes
mom might take pills
can't read your neck
abandoned cottage
in occupied woods
brother does pull ups
too young to care
rust and caramel
apple pie in the oven
you made the crust
took ten tries to park on the curved street
can picture the house now
piano pieces on deck
drove for chocolate cookies
sitting in
northridge traffic
to show I care
Sep 6, 2021
Sep 6, 2021 at 3:27 PM UTC
four students
printed out sudoku
ac unit whirrs in the room
the disappointment pressed
slacks
too sunk for
integrals and L'Grange
krooser warms my desk
eyelids drooping
sentences left in the birches
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 1:21 AM UTC
why do I see your hair in every song?
your outline in each sunset
your name like mango
in white sand
lavender skies and
paintings on an apricot wall
in a restaurant
with pad thai burning my throat
that reminds me of your hands
even in paradise
the flowers match your eyes
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:48 AM UTC
crème colored shirt
covers hazelnut skin
I envy the arm
wrapped around her waist
a stranger with a smile
like meadow butterflies
my face
a sun dried plant
as three sets of eyes
search for any clue
I am eager to leave yet
linger with the thought of
meeting you
driving home
take me to simpler times of
doing homework in the back
of a friend's minivan
when late was 10pm
and hope was closer
than the stars
wanting to hug
a girl with
perfect hair
heat rises from the strands
of my worn hoodie
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:41 AM UTC
I have mapped out the grooves of your face
each line and crease etched in
brewed herbs to burn my chest
looking at you with the moon half empty
the shape of your brows
nose twitches and puffy lips
staring even a pretty forehead
a band or show so I can stand beneath you longer
shallows of notes in conversation
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:28 AM UTC
cherry eyelids dart
into frail english
quick wrists
walking a few inches below
I go to grab ice and see you washing pots
steam rising to your masked face
making conversation over the noise
don't hear a thing but nod in your smile
taking orders with
missing holes in my shirt
rows of sandpaper graze my fingers as I
wait for a red badge
shoes strapped and *****
warm air hits
sitting and reading
in the dingy light
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:24 AM UTC
the flowers here wear
dusted yellow
fruit bearing plants sit
in the sun's humid air
friendly with birds
roosters roam in dirt
ash and coconut make a home
thick anger with no place to lay
in the garden of pinks
no bug works
the sun burns brown
walking uphill to a spilled drink
a mother coated in blue
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:17 AM UTC
backstreet of glendale
ivy chokes the cream corner
water drips
and drips
the koi secure in its fall
we are the only ones there
family or gaping holes?
the air quiet
I am scolded
clothing too wrinkly
clumsy gold hoops
look of disdain hits my forehead
aunty fights for tea, free with meal
too light, why rose water?
I'll wait for yours.
stomachs puffed with buttery rice
soap opera on
catching glimmers of language I wish
was written in my skin
chai brewing
allspice cinnamon
stikan just warm
I drink two more
the country a train ride's distance
tables dusted and old
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:15 AM UTC
my fingers intertwine when you
stand next to me
your body a showing of creation
glitter eyes I catch through a counter
crooked teeth
gaze floats in a smile
though the headset beeps
my head freezes
when your hair grazes my arm
a gold band chokes like
the scrunchie on your head
upper lower back aches yet
it's past twelve as I watch you
mop the floors
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:12 AM UTC