dysphorial: Poems

May 2013 · 568

oblivious

dysphorial May 2013

oblivious

at school they say
she is oblivious to everything
yet
she knows more about them than they do themselves

May 2013 · 483

joke shop

dysphorial May 2013

joke shop

what do you hope to attain
a badge that says
'you broke her'?
they only sell them
at the joke shop

May 2013 · 1.5k

hospital beds

dysphorial May 2013

hospital beds

there's nothing to do here
some just whine and complain
in bed at the hospital

May 2013 · 399

take care

dysphorial May 2013

take care

there's nowhere my feelings can really go
can you take them from me
look after them
as though they were your own

May 2013 · 275

blink

dysphorial May 2013

blink

the light that never goes out is the light behind your eyes

**blink

May 2013 · 415

earth

dysphorial May 2013

earth

the earth never stood still for you
so why do you stand still for the earth?

May 2013 · 1.2k

climb in

dysphorial May 2013

climb in

push back the carpet
uncover the trap door
climb in

May 2013 · 1.6k

unspoken

dysphorial May 2013

unspoken

unspoken rules are unspoken for a reason

May 2013 · 2.0k

clouds

dysphorial May 2013

clouds

that cloud

he said

will let you ride
will let you soar
will take your sorrows

May 2013 · 664

gravity

dysphorial May 2013

gravity

you uttered the words
that pushed away gravity
collapsing universes
our hearts
all gone

May 2013 · 452

fog

dysphorial May 2013

fog

disappearing into the fog
she thought that was where to go
she ended up more alone than before

May 2013 · 1.5k

emotions

dysphorial May 2013

emotions

you make my emotions effervesce
like boiling water
you engulf me
you thaw me

i love these words

May 2013 · 370

bones

dysphorial May 2013

bones

make a knife out of my bones
sharpen it
and stab me in the heart with it

May 2013 · 330

change

dysphorial May 2013

change

i tested you
you failed the test
i reached for you
you couldn't take my hand
i changed for you
you changed for me
it rained

May 2013 · 289

grief

dysphorial May 2013

grief

she died
you denied
you searched
you cursed
you bargained
you cried
you accepted
you forgot

May 2013 · 255

we the people

dysphorial May 2013

we the people

are we the people who got left behind
or are we the people who got too far ahead

May 2013 · 2.6k

expectations

dysphorial May 2013

expectations

what did you expect
from a girl who hates herself
did you expect
smiles?
she hates herself
smiles are poisonous

May 2013 · 982

torn

dysphorial May 2013

torn

my mind is torn
you ripped it
with your bare hands
you did a messy job
my mind is torn

May 2013 · 308

maybe

dysphorial May 2013

maybe

maybe
maybe is indefinite
rather like you
and i
maybe we are
maybe we should be

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