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I'm not impressed with how I look
No beauty in reflection I see
Except my stomach
Near perfect
At least one detail to love about me
Prompt: "Bring this journal into the bathroom and look at yourself in the mirror. Write down your favorite detail."
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xenon
still
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xenon
every song i listen to,
every star i'm gazing at,
your presence lingers, soft and true—
the part of me that still feels you
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xenon
unheld
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xenon
the night is quiet,
the air is cold.
no hand to touch,
no arms to hold.
I refuse to let myself feel powerless
In all of this
You are not out of my reach
This I must believe
It might take a miracle to be
But if it did
That miracle would be me
There he sits
In my brain
Removing all my shame
There he sits
In my guts
Wishing to be full on us
There he sits
On my ****
Teasing it
Live now!
You may not ever get this moment again —
Like written in a previous poem, I have notes, thoughts, and poem ideas everywhere... I jot words and lines down that capture me in the moment and may then transform them into something different depending on my frame of mind and/or heart at that time. This poem was inspired by one of those promptings.
I end up
Where I'm
Going
As later turns
Into right now.

And,
I bought
The ticket.

So,
I take the ride.

Yesterday there
Was supposed
To be
No tomorrow.

Yet,
Here I am,
A child of God,
Given more time
Than I deserve.

Or.

Even
Want.
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