pregnant with jealousy
I give birth
and cradle it in my arms
I let it cry ... scream ... **** ...
then I sing a lullaby
and remind us that we are still
loved
until it shrinks
and crawls back into my gut
Sep 25, 2020
Sep 25, 2020 at 8:54 PM UTC
My heart is broken
It didn't happen all at once
There was a series of cracks and wounds and bruises
Held together by a few desperate strands of self-care
Still, I go on
Until I decide I do not have to live like this
And call out for change
Finally, a doctor hears
Smiling, he grabs my heart
Squeezes it tight
And it shatters
Still beating
Sep 25, 2020
Sep 25, 2020 at 8:52 PM UTC
I lose myself
In the blur of fall colors
Wind flowing through my hair
Singing along to my favorite songs
Surrounded by people I love
Then I am found
A TR*MP 2020 sign
Reminds me where I am
And what I have to lose
Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 at 8:27 PM UTC
I'm falling for you
Wonder when I'll hit the ground
Or if we can fly
Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 at 3:15 PM UTC
Make your world better
Be your own manic pixie
That's the dream, right, girl?
Sep 20, 2020
Sep 20, 2020 at 1:14 PM UTC
This time.
This time.
This time.
Like a fly trying to get outside, I keep slamming into seen and unseen barriers.
I keep trying and hoping.
This time will be different.
This time things will work out.
This time.
My skull is cracked
Blood is running down my chest
But I keep trying and hoping.
This time.
This time.
This time.
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020 at 2:20 PM UTC
It's almost "cuffing season"
So please hold out your wrist
We can keep each other warm
Before the cold even hits
Wrap your arms around me
And squeeze me tight
Let me melt into you
Make me feel alright
When the snow disappears
I fear you will too
But in the meanwhile
I'mma call you my boo
It's almost "cuffing season"
So please hold out your wrist
We can keep each other warm
Before the cold even hits
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020 at 2:18 PM UTC
A heart symbol doesn't count
There's no love in that
I want your real response
How did you react?
I shared my poem with you, took a real risk
Opened up my soul, received no closure for it
I don't want to have to beg you not to be brisk
But like bruh please use your words
My fragile soul craves this
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020 at 2:16 PM UTC
I sat down to write you a love song
To find the perfect melody
To underscore how much you mean to me
But I can't quite stay on key
I sat down to write you a love song
Lyrics decadent as sin
But my heart is mightier than my pen
Still I need to get without my feels within
So I grip it tight and start to write:
I really like you ...
I like you a lot...
I sat down to write you a love song
Yet the words they just won't come
Could say that you leave me speechless
But that sounds kind of dumb
I sat down to write you a love song
You deserve a love song
You deserve a love song
But all I have is my love
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020 at 2:14 PM UTC
Red flag, green light
I should have known when he started crying and telling me all his insecurities on our very first date
I did think to myself,
wow,
this kid sure has boundary issues.
But when he ripped off his shell, I saw that his bruises looked like mine.
How could I expect to be loved if I turned away from someone broken like me
Red flag, green light
Imagine my surprise later on when I realized that this kid sure has boundary issues
Yellow light
I tell them to pump the brakes and he nods his head and keep going at full speed because he can only see a
Green light.
Red flag.
Game over.
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020 at 2:11 PM UTC