my body is slowly becoming unmotivated to do the simplest things
like breathing or chewing food
i wouldn't be surprised if soon i'll need drops because my eyelids
will be too tired to blink
or if my heart wakes up one morning
and doesn't feel like beating

decides to grace you with her presence,
run.

your eyes widened so much at the mention of her.
i learned in class one time that when a cats eyes dilate,
the ocean fills with more water
and when your eyes swelled at the thought of her,
mine flooded

a smile that never wears thin

a place
that genuinely admires all of you and
hides your existence
for a little while
from the clock ticking and ticking and *ticking

**** me in
a pit
filled to the brim with
pret-
ty things i've never
lit
myself on fire for
you, to
feel a bit warmer ****
this poem is
****

excuse me, sir
could you take a moment between the puffs of smoke rising from your cigarette
to be yourself again?

she is
bright

a daughter meant to be a sun,
ready to light up every face her gaze meets.
she fights with shadows. she will never let them rest, keeps them moving, cowering.
glowing -- her eyes pierce through air, her hair curls, wisps around her face as a frame for a great piece of art, her hands flicker when she talks.

whatever she sees, she conquers. this does not always bring her joy.
but joyful she is. her cheeks are warm and radiant, bundling up at the sides of her face to make way for her smile.

her heart glows.
from it, her mouth speaks.
her voice is molten lava: it melts and it oozes and sparks around the edges.
she laughs like bright, yellow paint being spread across a canvas.

she is nothing short than beautiful, but
Lord help me
i am icarus

i am
the shopping cart cursed to go towards the right
towards you
it's hard for me to keep going straight, but
if i give in we'll
only go in circles

there's something terrifying and lovely
in finding a song that speaks to you

i will hold your hand -
and when you break away, my hand will stay open, waiting for you,
and when you come back, i'll hold it again, just as before

i hope your 3 am calls
end in
sweet sweet sweet
                                  "I love you"s

eyes opened way too wide,
mirrors reflecting shadows, not enough light
your presence, there,
identified

******
me

a majority of marriages may end
in death of love instead of life,
but that doesn't say anything about the immortality of the feeling therein

the stars will always be out for you,
but if you stay in too ***** a place -
don't blame everyone else when you can't see them anymore

ok alright but have you considered -
i dont talk, because
a. i dont want to
b. i dont want to
c. i dont want to
d. refer to c
e. refer to d

will know nothing
of excitement and wonder
when their owners die

but still they will wait
for them to come home, at the foot of the door
patiently

will know everything
of wonder
when their owner dies -

they will not wait, they will
escape out the window left open
and live on
for them

*******,
*NICE

friends are like the ocean
they will surround you and come back and back again to your shores
but when they leave, you will be
a desert

he asked her what she was
thinking about
she said she'd like to know as well

heroes are found
in the









people

i want to tell the whole world i love you,
that i don’t deserve to, but im so, so willing to try
i want to tell it you make me want to be better, that i didn’t know love made you feel that way, i want to tell the world every little thing it’s heard before about love, every little thing i’ve heard before about love that i’ve never once said for myself.
get me in line for the people turned poets wanting to have just a minute to speak with the world about the newfound, age old love they found in their chest. let it be on a mountain top, in the depths of the rainforest, invite the world to my living room for tea. i want to spend hours telling the world i loved her first. i want to smile over small, heart shaped cookies telling the story of my first love. i want the world to notice in between every word i speak is a love filled sigh. i don’t deserve to love her like this. i don’t deserve her at all.