look! :-)
i once tried to wear that smile
to reach the top of a tsunami
but then the bubbles all burst
and i paddled my way into the sea
i hoped my presence would excite a reaction
but the sharks and whales drifted off
and the kelp could only flail
so i sank down to the porous bed
and embraced its grainy mane
the bubbles stopped bursting
the sea pierced through
with the warm bed beneath
i saw a smile floating above me
Sep 4, 2020
Sep 4, 2020 at 4:02 AM UTC
the winds fly away
the clouds are at bay
the laptop blinks white
the sun is upright
yet, i am reminded
of that faraway land
where everything stands so still
and the world is so light
but it's gone.
i stroke the letters
find a rhythm
the day is so young
but it's gone.
the stars light up my swollen eyes
the rain eases me into conversation
i finally lose touch
and it's gone.
it seems i can't move
but perhaps that's alright
i will soon see faces,
brimming restaurants, and pretty laces
the faraway sights
the starry nights
they're gone
but i'm still here
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020 at 2:10 AM UTC
The sparrows will chirp at dawn,
the clouds will shrivel and fall,
Chippy the Plant will grow tall,
and you will be there to see it all.
Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM UTC
i reached for the golden cup
the sparkling wine rinsed my throat
but i still could not find a reason
of course
there is good
and there is bad
i find, however, that
the funny memes
the pretty marriages
the jarringly melancholic pieces
just aren't
i tell myself
that every reason must have a reason
however, all i see is a breathe of possibility
once warm, once cold
now, simply lost in a definitive ocean
Jul 24, 2020
Jul 24, 2020 at 12:12 AM UTC
it's unfortunate
that you now have to fade away, silly frown
but just remember
"what were you thinking?!"
that when i reached
"how could you do that?!"
for the daunting knife
"what's wrong with you?!"
it was you who embraced me
"s-stop!"
and ended your own life.
Mar 21, 2020
Mar 21, 2020 at 10:18 PM UTC
vibrant streaks of light greet me
as i ready myself for a delectable meal
and devour all the hysterics on morning TV
but if i were to be honest
nothing quite satiates my appetite
like being able to stare down the window
amusing myself
at the sight of the miserable people
who just keep grumbling on and on
about the jobs they're trying to keep
and the families they're trying to feed
truly, it gives me a satisfaction like no other
..until, of course, the shadows creep in
and the miserable people amuse themselves
at the sight of a person
living inside a building tagged 'Insane Asylum'
Mar 16, 2020
Mar 16, 2020 at 12:04 AM UTC
every book
every bird
every poem
every word
another breath
another sigh
a group of people
that possess one mind
this is where i exist
where i wish i didn't
not because i don't feel good
but because i have to feel good
a place for everyone
as long as the mouths stay shut
every morose lyric
every burdening death
every heartbreaking picture
all just pirouettes
letter by letter
verse by verse
a message that's built
a message that has to possess worth
but can i think?
can i fly?
or is this breath of fresh air
just another cry?
Mar 15, 2020
Mar 15, 2020 at 1:12 AM UTC
i walked past a lonely lake
atop which sat two ducks,
one green, one brown
as i approached the lake
the two ducks drew close
and simply lay still
ah yes, i so viscerally remember
my feelings of amusement
seeing these motionless birds
in their idyllic state
leaking shards of philosophical grace
i then heard a scream
and saw a happy couple pacing by
with generous smiles
the man harboring dark eyes,
bruised lips and a stuttering stride
all i could think about
was how they wouldn't stop moving
Feb 8, 2020
Feb 8, 2020 at 7:21 PM UTC
an onerous night
a reflection on a lonely lake
a man of veritable might
no, away wisdom could not rake
the quivering of this timid man's torchlight
dread wilted his plains of thought
as he nostalgically visited his downtrodden home
and reproached himself, saying, "agh! another day"
he'd remember, he then wistfully reaffirmed
he'd remember to forget that day
what a day that was
when he lost his former self
emotions barred his very thoughts
his very being, his very wants
that day, when the fires roared
and even the plague maidens were stricken with fear
that day, when the pain engulfed remnants
of his boisterous love, of those whom he held dear
that day would soon be followed by a day
where even the neighbors' children would philosophize
after all, who could blame them?
the man's house was now verily a despondent sight
filled with screams that slaughtered all visions of hope
and knife wounds that barely repressed the debaucherous owner's light
time passed
a group of children found a lonely lake
at the bottom of which lay
the remnants of a despondent man
forgotten, and now, forever on display
Dec 24, 2019
Dec 24, 2019 at 1:28 AM UTC
when i see the mirror
two dots connect the light
and the erring in my thoughts
the reflection so false
i look at the mirror
to see myself
nothing else
seems so blue
in an ashen sky
winter never seized to play with my mind
the mirror doesn't translate
but to tear myself apart
ah, ludicrous and meretricious
why won't the mirror sway
change into a chipper play
nothing seems to change
when i stare at the mirror
Jun 10, 2019
Jun 10, 2019 at 3:36 PM UTC