Filomena Rocca

Filomena Rocca May 2022

I
[4 letter word that you can use in various ways that are mostly positive]
You.

Please
[4 letter word that you can use in various ways that are mostly negative]
Me.

I
[4 letter word indicating notable extension in space or time]
For you.

Be
[4 letter word denoting truth, actuality, and authenticity]
For me.

Filomena Rocca May 2022

Squeak

It's fun to be a freak
Just be sure you don't look weak
Because before you even speak
They'll be quick with their critique

Yeah, it's fine to be unique
But if safety's what you seek
Make the necessary tweak
Before you end up in the creek

Filomena Rocca May 2022

An Intersection

I have heard someone say
That I'll always be conic,
But I find, in a way,
That the thought is quite comic

As it's clear that my gains
Come by means of a tonic,
I'll eschew needless pains
'Cause my shape is iconic!

(Though I wish in my heart
That my words were ironic,
I have known from the start
That I'll always be conic)

#trans #mtf

Filomena Rocca May 2022

Hongry

Cuddles are cute.
So are smooches and pecks
And hugs are a hoot
But I'm hungry for Chex™

This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever written.

Filomena Rocca May 2022

Stressing Incessantly

I'm stressing incessantly
And obsessing unpleasantly
Second-guessing at pleasantries
I'm progressing, but hesitantly

My headspace is mangled
And my thought strings all tangled
My bootstraps finangled
My hands shackled and strangled

I move forward, but slowly
With my forehead hung lowly
Whisper words for the lonely
Like my birdsong, if only

#anxiety

Filomena Rocca May 2022

Whose Pain is this, Anyway?

A tasty pastry baked by pain
Is made with bakers' stolen grain
But maids and butlers go insane
To take the tasty, not the plain

#capitalism