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276 · May 2015
one of MENy
collin May 2015
everytime
it never fails
i wonder if you're this way with every guy you know
pleas tell me you're not
276 · May 2015
a boy can dream
collin May 2015
the same way you don't appreciate sleep until you go twenty four hours without it
is the way i wish you'd appreciate me one day but i doubt it
275 · May 2015
regret
collin May 2015
but i will wake up
on my own tomorrow
regretting everything
275 · May 2015
i still feel her
collin May 2015
he broke the harsh silence that had
weighed the most recent seconds down
like a ship's anchor and beseeched
why do you keep showing up unannounced?
giggled, shrugged and dispersed
her memory avoided his inquiry
275 · May 23
parallel
collin May 23
i know she’s more than capable
she left me at the table
the lines we drew won’t intersect
it’s probably best we never met
275 · Jul 2015
The fourth
collin Jul 2015
it's crazy
everytime i wake up expecting not to see you
after seven months, i can finally feel you
and maybe in a way i kick myself
this independence day
how was i supposed to know you felt the same
when we were both so good at hide and seek
275 · Oct 2016
surface to air
collin Oct 2016
listen to the pilot
my brain started a riot
violent and vibrant
colliding with the quiet
mind beside me, hiding
lying on the tile
rivalry inside a missile silo
single file through the aisles
all the while you sit and smile
you did it
collin May 2015
i've never been a wasteful person
and this realization makes me fear
that it would be a waste of the first beer
to not have a second
how would i sleep at night
274 · May 2015
obit
collin May 2015
there
a light pole looked back at them
from the top a hill
that's where you'll wait for me*
little did he know,
that's also where they would deliver his eulogy
272 · May 2015
a vegabond
collin May 2015
the ides of my youth
i saw 8 different towns
each kept a piece lost
272 · Jul 2015
room 115
collin Jul 2015
an early morning song
taps on the window in the fog
we can't see past the dense skyline
but i don't care cause tonight you're all mine
269 · Feb 2022
medusa
collin Feb 2022
i hate you
splitting beds with me
spitting lies through teeth
gritted against other men beneath
your sheets, uncertainly
lack of self esteem. in me.
you never denied it
when i said you cheated
269 · Feb 2014
cheap drinks
collin Feb 2014
continue to feel
but forget the words you hear
love is not real, fool
268 · Dec 2021
hindsight is my only flaw
collin Dec 2021
a new sun’s lamenting golden rays
lay waste to cemented golden days
a fresh perspective levels everything
like laser beams careening  through yesterday
i realize now this is not
who i was meant to be
with
268 · May 2015
body of work
collin May 2015
there's been a terrible accident
it's mangled and unrecognizable
and bleeding out
267 · Sep 2015
how did you become so much
collin Sep 2015
it was so much easier to pretend
i didn't care when
*i didn't
266 · May 2015
haiku
collin May 2015
the incessant words
you find so necessary
they are not, **** boi
266 · May 2015
focus
collin May 2015
i'll name this laziness ADD
he will justify my inability to get **** done
265 · Nov 2023
in the smoke
collin Nov 2023
you sit under the sun
and the golden shine is one
with the beauty of your skin
and you don’t believe
how beautiful you are

all the flames and all the fun
you can’t deny the nights we’ve won
i wish to live forever here with you
265 · Jun 2015
summer
collin Jun 2015
the weather is getting nicer
as we stay up later and the sun
won't set until we're done
being sober. he says goodnight
and sinks beyond the skyline
i think i can manage a couple more drinks
in my mind there's not enough
to make me forget
265 · Jul 2015
starry night
collin Jul 2015
sandpaper eyes
the stars all cry
in harmony
i'm sleepy
and if i don't find a bed soon
i'll curl up neatly under the moon
and allow her to sing me
to sleep and dream of you
261 · Oct 2023
specter
collin Oct 2023
i had a dream
and the only reason i could believe
it wasn’t real is that you were with me
261 · Jul 2015
about a girl:season finale
collin Jul 2015
some how i knew
that night would lead to
something amazing
and the amazing was you
after months of silent
adoration i finally told you the truth
overcome with joy
you cried and i was the happiest boy
to know you lied too
how was i supposed to know
you liked me as much as i liked you
you are so ******* cute
so this is an ending of an intro
and the beginning of something new
true story
260 · May 2015
t swift can't save me now
collin May 2015
you ever have one of those days
where everybody is in your way
and everytime you hear someone say
"hey, are you okay? you look ******"
you get the urge to rip off their ****
and be them with it..
yeah well it's been about a week now
259 · Oct 2016
LOL
collin Oct 2016
LOL
she kept talking about larry david
it was destiny for me to give in
259 · May 2015
blink oneightyou
collin May 2015
i stand up
make my way to the door
pat down my pockets once more
wallet
keys
phone
that's everything
puzzled i paused
my eyes look to my forehead
as if to find the answer
i feel like i'm missing something
then with smile and chuckle i
remember
it's you
i miss you
259 · May 2015
incognito
collin May 2015
i'm not okay
but it's easier to lie
259 · May 2015
bibliomania
collin May 2015
the words grow wings
and fly just out of reach
the letters grow gills
and disappear into the deep
as i begin to see
the difficulty
in prolificity
259 · Jun 2015
gracias
collin Jun 2015
we sat in the cold
wet grass painting
the **** of my pants
the stars stared back
locked in a contest
at what point does late
turn into early?
this question resonates
too many meanings
for me to answer each one
individually
now
now
now
257 · Oct 2024
nightlife
collin Oct 2024
rigid skyline
crossed T's and dotted I's
that wink at the night
inspite of what i know is right
i accept the invite
and wake up in the afternoon
my pockets light
255 · Nov 2023
owl
collin Nov 2023
owl
that’s a mighty long neck bottle
fits just right in my hand
feels better going down
to the sound of the house band

if i had a nickel
i’d buy a real fancy car
for every night i spent drinking lonely at a bar

the flood i drank has washed away
everyone i’ve ever loved
i catalogued everything you say
and i replay it when i’m drunk

if i had a nickel
i’d buy a real fancy car
for every night i spent staring lonely at the stars
listening to too much country?
254 · May 2015
insanity
collin May 2015
the sky rolls it's weary eyes
almost as if to say
he's watched me make the same mistake
day after day
and he's tired of seeing me fail
collin May 2015
take a moment to save
the way we behave
take a moment to say
we're alive and okay
take a moment to crave
the things you deserve anyway
take a moment to slave
over friends through window panes
take a moment to portray
every feeling on a blank page
take these moments to the grave
because it's been way way way
too long since you've seen a day like today
I hope you all enjoy the refreshing ice cube reference
253 · Apr 2022
tongue tied
collin Apr 2022
waiting for responses
despondent correspondence
doctrine traditionally dictates dialogue
a little less lack luster
i pray i can make a statement
with at least every other word i muster
252 · Oct 2021
sobering
collin Oct 2021
daybreaks
as the fluids fade
i feel alone again
251 · Sep 2016
part two
collin Sep 2016
i'm sure it was exciting for you
i only wanted to feel something
the sequel is never as good
everything was sold at auction
cold cement my only friend
i wish i had someone to talk to right now
i know this one *****.
251 · May 2015
poison
collin May 2015
the stitches
a constant reminder
that fun turns to pain
a caricature of my life
251 · May 2015
inopportunist
collin May 2015
this moment is screaming
for you to reach out and touch her
t-rex arms

i've never been a hunter
far too content to watch and wait
for the perfect opportunity
to do absolutely nothing
250 · May 2015
00:29
collin May 2015
i'm drunk with this now
yet not a single drop has
touched my filthy mouth
250 · Jun 2015
exhaustion
collin Jun 2015
there isn't an inch of skin
on this worn down body
that isn't stricken with pain
scabbed over and gaudy
with every motion i shout
and doubt my convictions without
knowing anymore what they're really about
i see a door called death and it seems
the easiest way out
250 · Jun 2015
her mind
collin Jun 2015
he walks watching like a hawk
for potholes he'll mark with chalk
for the next dude
250 · May 2015
leave me alone
collin May 2015
you hold my attention
for ransom, long after
you've walked away
your laughter lingers
dancing on my fingers
in a way that's so seductive
i forget everything i learned in school
whenever your name is mentioned
if only i was lucky enough
to be cursed with dementia
250 · May 2015
hello, my name is...
collin May 2015
i want you to know that
everything i've ever wrote
is rotten to the core
ok? and i want you to know
that i want you more and more each day
and each said day is even more
beautiful when he wears your face
on his chest as a name tag
and if you're scared by a big mean dog
i'll bite him
and if someone tells you that you're wrong
i'll right him
and if someone says you're not that hot
i'll fight him
249 · Jul 2021
bye
collin Jul 2021
bye
speak to me in a tone
blanket me in the concept
of not being alone
supposed to be in love
it feels like that except
the trust and comfort and other stuff
that makes love…well love
249 · Jul 2015
thrift
collin Jul 2015
it's a bad morning
for battling things borrowed
you'll have to try again tomorrow
249 · Jun 2015
mi casa
collin Jun 2015
i found a home in your eyes
where i could remain til i die
the colors that surround us will be
as gorgeous as you are to me
249 · Jan 2022
VII need an IV
collin Jan 2022
the roman numeral balloons
will soon deflate to meet the floor
of our home and soon you’ll consume
all of me and continue to beg for more
i felt like life would flourish in my skin
your favorite flora in my veins, intertwined
i never think about the end when i begin
but at least sunflowers leave seeds when they
die.
248 · May 2015
happy mother's day
collin May 2015
22 years ago you bled for me
in the years that followed you led for me
never once have you fled from me
you would find yourself dead for me
before you would find me hurt
and for that i love you
more than words
248 · Jun 2015
one for the record books
collin Jun 2015
i've been waiting for this night
this very specific particular night
as long as i can remember
since i saw you in december
at first, i was surprised
when your head met my shoulder
and somehow your eyes met mine
it was probably just right place
right time but it felt so perfect
you are so perfect
i still hear your laugh
as everyone was more drunk than
you and i
247 · Jan 2023
what’s left of winter
collin Jan 2023
the roads closer to home are still slick
with the tightly packed snow protected
by shadows
but, sometimes, that soft crunch, despite the
danger, is still preferred to the gritty grind
of salt on ice
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