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Feb 2022 · 104
chameleon
Jackson Feb 2022
i spend every day and night wishing i could be 15 again

since then i been feeling like an intruding alien in

the body i call mine and the mind ive been sealed in

dropped every ride or die so i could heal again,

knowing **** well i was lying to myself and deceiving them

never knew why i wore disguises, 5 years keeping up appearances

every night, all the time, wishing i could disappear again

only girl i was myself with thinks im delirious

now its only me, i and myself hearing this

insincere and full of surprises, to everyone else im a comedian

and i still wanna ******* **** myself cuz existing is so tedious

and i still hide the fact that i sincerely wish

i could decisively stifle the incitement to act like a

******* chameleon
Aug 2021 · 359
we gon be alright
Jackson Aug 2021
we gon be alright
we gon carry on our parents fight
we gon love our life
we gon change our times
we gon be praying for you, for that light
we gon speak, gonna use our voice
we gon march all day, all night
we gon be alright
Dec 2019 · 95
forever
Jackson Dec 2019
an eternal feeling of **** this,
im nocturnal, lack of sleep making me look undead.

if it weren't for my lack of a brain,
i would've figured out a way,

to rid myself of this ****, but i'm managing today,
to keep myself from feeling insane

over the fact you're not the only one i can blame,
for the way i'm having all of this pain,

******* forever,
is all i can say
Nov 2019 · 87
strawberry strangers
Jackson Nov 2019
sometimes i feel like i'm just saying things
achievements on repeat,
retell one line, and i feel brainless
i've exceeded my limit on grieving,
from focusing on the part of me that never changes
time is passing, and my mind is bleeding
Nov 2019 · 92
ugly
Jackson Nov 2019
i had chosen to get myself into this -

- the socializing,

the vapid friends list,

the ocean of lies and,

the recklessness,

the enormous price of,

hiding when depression still hits
Nov 2019 · 119
soft skin to rough hands
Jackson Nov 2019
all these feelings that i got,
you can have em back.

all those things you thought,
keep em in the trash.

i wont keep you in my mind,
and i wont even lie -

- i don't wanna try,
i don't wanna waste your time.

tired of living now - time to say **** it
that's the reason why loving me is *******
Nov 2019 · 151
life is out of balance
Jackson Nov 2019
i am not doing well
at finding a balance;

    let me know if you'll wait for me,  
and ill let you know when im ready.

was i talking to myself?
are you filled with malice?

the silence is breaking me,
weighing on my soul heavy.

i dont want your forced love or your torture,
in the end im just a lost boy screaming for closure.
Nov 2019 · 123
silence
Jackson Nov 2019
tell me and look in my eyes
are we living, or just passing by?

i dont really know whats inside,
but it keeps me lying awake at night

look at me and tell your lies,
someone tell me i'm alright.
Nov 2019 · 204
failure
Jackson Nov 2019
speak and never say what you mean,
let me only catch what i can dream.

love comes bursting at my seams,
fades before i can get a release.
Nov 2019 · 70
retread
Jackson Nov 2019
3AM and a head full of thoughts,
mind is racing,
weighting all the costs -
- do i leave or stay in?

3AM and a chest full of indecision,
smash my heart against the wall til it hurts,
it's like my ******* life is missing,
why stay when it only gets worse?
Feb 2018 · 173
unbalanced
Jackson Feb 2018
i hope you're still looking

if you're even anyone



im missing whatever it was

if it was ever anything
Jan 2018 · 105
SCREAMING INDIAN
Jackson Jan 2018
Brave warrior I am, screaming indian,

Buy my culture on sale at a costume store,

Bury my heart and the traditions I am rooted in,

Take my dancing regalia and give me my uniform.
Dec 2017 · 323
bliss
Jackson Dec 2017
and now, all my thoughts are reaching as far as the rainbows

and here, all my love pours out of these same holes

and then, all i want is for you to know

after all of this, the pain is slowed
Dec 2017 · 289
dead by christmas
Jackson Dec 2017
only thing on my wishlist
a life i havent had
alone with no witness
for this, i am glad

charred arms and sunken eyes
markings of hidden trouble
scarred hearts give no surprise
sparking fires inside a plastic bubble

bubbles and bottles
leaving a stain of distrust forever
a ruckus will follow
breathing insane, freezing weather

is this the heart i want?
the weight, the height, the face?
must i be scarred and flawed?
my way, my life, my mates?

what more can a man desire?
unfulfilled desires and an incomplete wishlist,
will you say you knew of my ire,
when im dead by christmas?
Jul 2017 · 144
waste
Jackson Jul 2017
i loved her through and though
i loved her true
but soon i knew
she loved him too

i havent felt since
i dont know who to tell this

even with you beside me
i am alone in writing
mind stumbled and writhing
late night analyzing

once she was so exciting
now only antagonizing

hoping to find a reason to blame
nothing will ever hide this shame

— The End —