Austin Reed

Austin Reed Jun 2020

<3

I dance in public,
parade myself down city streets,
sliding, and twirling through crowds;
Sundays I rollerblade,
Give the DJ a few request,
Snake walking my way to you,
Anything to be slick in my gesture;
You make me sing songs.
I hop around all too much,
Ooo my neighbors must hate it
I just can’t help this feeling;

Fun and lighthearted

#fun

Austin Reed Jun 2020

Just Forget It

Suppress my feelings.
I stuff it down.
Whew...
I’m less full now.
Huh...
Funny how that works.
Something inside has faded into the black.
A fragmentation of yesteryear
whisked away
Ahhh...
Now this...
This is solitude.

#freeverse

Austin Reed Jun 2020

Axiom

I have this recurring dream,
there’s someone familiar,
she’s wearing a silk red dress,
and we sit at a little round table,
neither of us share a word,
we just smile in each other’s company.

Austin Reed Jun 2020

Nobleman

It’s hard
Seeing you smile on-screen
Knowing I’ve it seen it all to well

I’d be lying
Acting like I haven’t fell for it
once or twice.

#freeverse

Austin Reed Jun 2020

Um... Hello?

Slam the mirror shut;
Peeping a fleeting glimpse

Down the stairs I run
loop the post and
Swirl out the door

Into my friends car;
She pats my face
A “natural” blush

My hairs a mess,
Nonetheless
I’m best dressed

You would have thought,
For what I bought;
You’d be more caught

Even if we shared laugh
Would you look me in the eye
with that cracked smile?

Your teasing charm is growing old...
Now I’d rather just sit and wait,
Watch in amusement as you hesitate.

#freeverse

Austin Reed May 2020

☁︎︎

Since you left
I have little to say;
I just think about you everyday

Austin Reed May 2020

The Writer

He’s there, for now;
In one click,
He’s imaginary

Painted into ink
Today he’s a father
Tomorrow he’ll be a mother
Turn the page
He’s anyone!

#freeverse