I have been running from myself
Ever since I lost her
My first home, my mirror.
I keep moving faster than
The iron that’s dragging my heart
Changing identities like hats to try on.
Names that didn’t fit
Looking for home in foreign spaces.
I didn’t want it to be my story.
I didn’t want it to be my pain.
I used to wear flowers in my hair
And played with ladybugs in the fields.
I still smell the metal monkey bars
When I’m doing my best to forget.
Slowly, oh so slowly
Am I beginning to recognize myself again.
Apr 7
Apr 7, 2026 at 2:06 AM UTC
She's alive! I gasp
Waking in the saturated falseness of my dream
I drive for hours every time
Just to see you proud of me again
Are you proud of me again?
Your tired eyes pierce my rest
And I always fall for it over and over
Knowing well I'm stuck in a bubble of lies
I'll still look for you, frantically
To tell you what I never said.
Jun 7, 2019
Jun 7, 2019 at 10:42 AM UTC
The world today
Stopped in mid-spin
Fed up with the shape
That man's put her in
Gone on too long
With his selfishness
Putting a stop to it all
The world thinks is best
From the building up
To the tearing down
The ever persistent
Obnoxious sounds
With no peace at all
In cities or towns
Over hill over dale
In leaps and bounds
From the arguments
That always ensue
The world's had enough
Of me and you
The blue of the streams
Now brown and green
When the world tries to breathe
It comes out a sneeze
Which creates havoc
Throughout the land
From earthquakes to tornadoes
North, South, East, and West
That's why the world today
Stopped in mid-spin
Putting all of this nonsense
To a bitter end
Now all the world does
Is float out in space
Peaceful and relaxing
Without the human race
Dec 21, 2017
Dec 21, 2017 at 1:55 PM UTC
It’s ridiculous to try
To comprehend whether you tasted
Bitter or sweet in my mouth
All these years.
Aug 4, 2015
Aug 4, 2015 at 3:03 AM UTC