spritzing a cat will make it hiss.
it will scratch with persistence
and bite, despite resistance.
calloused hands never stop
even when they reach soft skin.
they just continue to hurt you
with tears in their eyes.

I am broken,
don't fix me.
If you find me in pieces,
don't collect me.
I am replaceable,
just replace me.
It's quite easy.

would you take me as i am
broken and shattered
would you take me as i am
beaten and battered
would you take me as i am
done and scattered

live like a bird and fly high
love like a dog,stick close to lovers
laugh like rippling streams
cry like the rain drops from the sky
sigh like the wind in the trees
fly like the leaf in a breeze
stay firm,like a rock in your belief
dance like the stars twinkle

your soul speaks of dark and light
the sun shined but you cast me in the dark
did you know i’m scared of it?
bad things happen there
between the hours of dusk and dawn
but i never wanted to tell you
i never wanted to add
to your growing list of burdens
for i was already one
maybe since birth
perhaps even before
“i did my best”
yes there was minimal food
a lack of love and care i didn’t realize i needed
there was light and a roof over my head
you left me there
and the light burned out
i sat in the dark scared and alone
did you ever care?
you just wanted someone to take care of you
even if the cost was my innocence
i don’t think you did it on purpose
and i don’t think you’re consciously
aware of the harm you caused
i’ve been screaming for years
even in whispers
please just hear me
please just understand me

Drink some water
Eat something
Write a poem
Take a walk
Just sit there and exist for a moment

It’s okay
Nothing really matters anyway

They always say to rest in peace
But I've always wondered
Why we don't live in it too

The dead are dead
And we are living
Why do we save the good stuff when we're disintegrated underground?

Ann Frank was right about flowers
But there's more