I miss being a kid
when words on a paper
was second nature,
And whenever I would rhyme
I could blow people's minds
But now I can't find the words
to pass the time,
Small talk.

Don't ask how the weather is.
It's great,
Because Mother Nature doesn't **** up,
unlike what you might think,
Louisiana,
California,
Thailand,
Natural Disaster.

That's what we want to claim to be,
But we're products of society,
culture,
and we root for to children to stop,
to grow up,
realize your dreams aren't what they seem,
Backup plans.

I never had any,
Now I don't have a go to,
because I was told I would go nowhere,
with paper and pen,
Poetry.

I miss being a kid.

I like haikus, *****.
This poem won't be one though.
Five syllable line.

My sister had to personify the days of the week, and as a child, I could see how that would be hard, because she hasn’t lived enough to know why--
Sunday has to wear tights to church, to cover the rug burns on her knees, and she woke up so early, to cover the bruises on her neck.

She hasn’t dreaded enough to know that–
Monday stares at herself in the mirror, rubbing her stomach, tilting her head, and hoping that her mother won’t ask her what she had for breakfast or her friends won’t notice she didn’t touch anything on her tray.

Nor has she had the opportunity to feel so mundane, so boring, like--
Tuesday as she taps her pencil like a metronome against a wooden desk, where initials of ex-lovers were etched into the surface.

And I’m not quite sure she’s felt the drag that--
Wednesday takes, with her heart fluttering because he touched her hand as he passed her the joint; nor has she felt the harsh exhale that Wednesday wheezes out so viciously.

She hasn’t felt the impatience and anxiousness that–
Thursday gets as she checks her underwear and downs yet another cup of orange juice, then clambering into her hot bath; she’s stopped taking her birth control for the month and can’t wait for Nature’s gift to arrive.

But she doesn’t truly understand the relief that–
Friday brings as she finishes her chores, going above and beyond for her ill mother who promises she won’t **** over if her daughter goes out for a crazy night on the town with her friends.

However, she might understand the laziness and lovability of Saturday.
Saturday likes the ocean on her feet, even with yesterday’s sand caked between her toes, and she forgets to wipe on the mat before charging into the hotel and jumping on the bed, before snuggling up under the covers, with the television set on, playing nothing but mindless soap operas or black and white movies.

I can't sleep alone, but your body doesn't feel like home.
I don't need you in this bed, putting thoughts into my head, causing me to hate myself,
and to put You on a higher shelf.
I guess I never quite understood, if you were truly bad or good, but when I'm laying all
alone,
that's when I really seem to know EXACTLY how I'm supposed to feel.

And none of this seems very real.

I never thought that I would sleep
alone,
but these blankets make a safer home
than your arms ever were to me.
Is this how it feels to be free?
'Cause I'm cold and tired and kinda sick and this sheet is itchy and awful thick, but its threads aren't anything quite like your beard that scratched my face at night.

And I don't mind the lumps in the mattress, because at least it's not you leaning in for another sloppy kiss.

The Pretenders may walk a thousand miles,
and Michelle Branch would do the same,
but if I listened to either of them:
my legs would be sore,
and I'd probably cry,
or get picked up by a ******,
mugged and left to die,
so as romantic as the notion may be,
I'll hop in my car to see ya tonight.

you kissed Me at every red light--
driving around in the dead of night,
and you fell in love with the way I drive--
with one hand and a knee of the wheel,
but I fall in love whenever I blink My eyes,
and I just wanted to kiss the sky.

since the last time we laid in bed,
I've kissed a girl and a boy or two,
but it wasn't quite the same as you;
however the replacements had to do--
they still do.

you took me to a park--
lit up a bowl to get a high,
and then you push Me on the swings,
because I want to fly.

I love you; you love Me too,
but I need more, sorry.

Coffee keeps me awake at night,
and keeps the terrors at bay,
But childhood fears don't just lurk in the dark,
they are present even at midday.

As a young girl, I had hopes and dreams--
those of white gowns and comforting arms,
not only those of a man at the end of my aisle,
but also those of a father whose every cough is an alarm.

When I was ten, I said it aloud,
that one thing I feared the most--
that he wouldn't walk me down the aisle,
or be able to stand and clink his glass for our first toast.

Sometimes my father says he's fine,
but other times you know he thinks he's do.
I know he prays for me all the time,
but it's a little late since my nightmares are true.