Josh: Favorites

Jul 2019 Josh

Mary Frances

Your radiance blinded my eyes
yet they didn't hurt.
Your words pierced my heart
yet I did not bleed.
Your fire set my soul ablaze
but I wasn't burned.
Your chains held me to the ground
but they made me soar higher.
This is the kind of love you give:
complex yet affable,
resilient yet comforting,
agonizing yet appealing.

#love #you #radiance #heart #complex #resilient #comforting #soul #eyes

Jul 2019 Josh

China doll

Jul 2019 Josh

Khoisan

China doll

Y
o
u
can
restore
porcelain
when it's broken
the cracks adds character

#senryu

Jul 2019 Josh

Ramen

Jul 2019 Josh

Bea

Ramen

It's composed
In a tiny little block
Add water
And it can't control itself

She's composed
Everything is fine
Until someone adds water
And she can't control herself

Her water is her name
Her water is her past
Her water is the constant reminder
That she didn't tell

Her water is not being able to love you right
Yet
If anything could bring her back together

It's you.

Jul 2019 Josh

On The Fourth Of Jewel Eyes

Jul 2019 Josh

JaxSpade

On The Fourth Of Jewel Eyes

On the fourth of
Jewel eyes
Red in her blue
Whites
Turquoise diamonds
Exploding in the skies
I'm in love with my country
She makes me feel loved
When I wave my flag
I'll pay the tax
If you stab my back
When I stand for the Anthem
When the fires crack
And the m-80s blast
I kiss her face
Of the fourth of
Jewel's eyes
Such a lovely patriot
Proud of our Nation
American tasty pie
Red in her blue
Whites
I'm in love with my country
When I stare in her lovely
Jewel eyes

Jul 2019 Josh

Stay here

Jul 2019 Josh

JP

Stay here

Stay here
when everything says run.
Stay here
when the jaw grinds shut.
Stay here
when the breath runs thin.
Stay here
when you're out of your skin.
Stay here
when the drink calls quietly.
Stay here
when the voice says spitefully,
"you're not enough"
because
when it comes to this stuff,
running feeds the fire
and true healing requires
staying here.

8/17

#dontrun #stayhere #healing

Jul 2019 Josh

Carbon

Jul 2019 Josh

Kanishka

Carbon

I'm like carbon.
Under the right pressure I'll turn into diamond.
But if exceeded I'll break,
Forever worsened.

There's a limit to my tolerance.