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Ithaca Sep 2019
I will beat this.
Ithaca Dec 2019
I don’t think you realize just how much you mean to me, and my biggest fear is that you never will.
17
Ithaca Jun 2020
17
And so now it comes to pass
Seventeen times around the sun
Seventeen winters and seventeen springs
A symbol of hope and wonderful things

The World Is Upon Me
18
Ithaca Jun 2021
18
And so now it comes to pass
Eighteen times around the sun
Eighteen winters and eighteen springs
A symbol of hope and wonderful things

The World Is Upon Me
Ithaca Apr 2019
I have girlfriends who’ve never spoken to me,
Comrades who’ve never fought with me,
Acquaintances who’ve never seen me,
And friends who’ve never chastised me.

This constant, never, fills me with pain,
So let it be crushed to dust by the weight of April rain.
Haha this won’t change anything at all
Ithaca Mar 2019
A world without names,
How would it be?
Would everyone have equality?
A world without names,
Who would I be?
A complete loss of one’s identity.
Ithaca Jun 2019
You’re a blister on my mind
The pain that makes me blind
The pain that only reminds me of
The friend I’ve left behind

You’re a blister on my heart
It was tearing me apart
I couldn’t see the truth you hid
You lied to me right from the start
Ithaca May 2019
Blonde on black
And she’s on the attack
Black on white
And she’s ready to fight
White on blue
And she’s coming for you
Blue on red
And you’re already dead
Ithaca Aug 2019
tick, tick, tick...
Ithaca Apr 2019
Ever wonder what it would be like,
If the world suddenly ceased to exist?
Like a flash of light, a snap of a finger,
Gone in an instant.

Everything we’ve ever done, seen, and thought,
All in vain, like it never even occurred.

For what purpose is life, if all of humanity becomes equal in that instant?
Perhaps it is true that the only guaranteed equality in life is that of death.
I’m 99% sure you aren’t reading this so bkdlepejfbf
Ithaca Apr 2019
Sometimes life has a funny little way
Of making the darkest night brighter than day
Ithaca Dec 2019
She wants to feel again
What I have never felt.

She wants to see again
What I had thought unreal.

I want to fade to black
But don’t want her to cry.

We are a couple birds
Slowly falling from the sky.
For you, am I just
Ithaca Aug 2019
I don’t know you like you know yourself
All I know is what you write, because we never really talk, and that’s my problem

It makes me sad to hear that you’ve experienced death in your life
Death is a ***** ***** **** waffle ****
And there’s my **** nonsense of humor

I don’t think you’re crazy like you say
I’ve heard rumors
**** em

I was a fool for thinking anyone could be perfect
I’m sorry for putting you on that pedestal
I realize now that you are, in fact, human and have weaknesses and flaws as such

God, this sounds ridiculous

I want to delete every word of this, and sew the mask of a quiet loner back on my face, and that is exactly why I am posting this. To work to overcome my own biggest fear. Rejection.
C
Ithaca Apr 2019
C
Chad Chandler camped circa Corpus Christi
Cuando comunicaba con Cristoph.
Christoph came calling, charging,
Contacting community control centers.
Chad coerced Chris coughing crimson color
Chewing cold coils connected, contorted,
Conquering camping copycats cooking cats.
Columnist Coolidge campaigned costly cottages
Coupled countering cowardly coverups.
Craving cream cheese, Coolidge creeped critics,
Croaking cringilly crossing crunchy crumples.
C
#c
Ithaca Apr 2019
Give me the bottle to drown my sorrow
Give me the pill so I’ll never see tomorrow
Ithaca Aug 2019
I hate it when you finally receive your deepest desire,
And you wake up without it.
I dreamt I had a full family. A new mom, dad, and even a little sis. I had a big house and lots of friends. I wanted to cry when I woke up this morning.
Ithaca Apr 2019
I get angry with myself
When I don’t talk to you
When you’re right there
But all I do is stare
My mouth no speaketh around ya, and you probably think I don’t care
Ithaca Jan 2020
Please don’t post spur-of-the-moment poetry on the internet where thousands of people could potentially view it...

You’re so welcome,
You
P.S.     Good luck with, well, you know what.
Ithaca Apr 2019
The chaos of the fire,
It liberated me.
The cost of your desire,
Obliterated me.

The silence of my actions,
I never followed through.
When all the chips were down,
I abandoned you.
Ithaca Jun 2019
there is freedom in destruction.
let’s ditch this fake production.
opinions matter—so do you,
we need a reconstruction.

time is of the essence.
time will come and leave.
time will wait on no one;
in yourself you must believe!
Ithaca May 2019
Let’s meet again
Someday, somewhere
Where the smell of new
Devours the old

Let’s dream again
Someday, sometime
And share as friends
About our hopes

Let’s meet again
Old friend
May our paths cross once more
We have a lot of catching up to do
I hope you are doing more than ok
Ithaca Jun 2019
Sorry fo the drama



It’s my way of saying you’re special
Ithaca May 2019
Dreams of you
Creeping through
They always end
Way too soon

Dreams of you
Unconscious desire
Love and lust
Fuel to the fire
Ithaca Apr 2019
Chocolate bunny fronts
And Easter egg hunts
Early morning church
And Christian research
A time of joy and sorrow
That carries to tomorrow
A time of laugh and cheer
That happens every year
Happy Easter to all
Ithaca Mar 2019
I wish upon eternity
For how things used to be
I wish upon eternity
For life as younger me
I wish upon eternity
For a trip back to when happines was reality
Ithaca Aug 2019
The more you share,
The more they care.
The louder you cry,
The greater they try.
The faster you run,
The quicker they follow.
And once you are done,
You’ll lose faith in tomorrow.
Ithaca Aug 2019
Hey,
I don’t know about you
But I may be 22
Before I feel like reading this again
And remembering how things once were

Depression, Jealousy, Nostalgia, Inferiority, Rejection, Hopelessness, Friends, Hurt, Sleepless Nights, Anxiety, Shame, and Wanting to Crawl Into a Box to Escape the Pain of Living.

Oh, and Love too, I guess.
Ithaca Jun 2019
seven years passed like the phases of the moon,
since her parents had their last fight,
their marriage stained maroon.
ever since, she stayed with Daddy,
always on the run.
she learned to live a life of crime,
and to never trust anyone.
now she’s all but sixteen,
but her hands are stained in blood.
she shot the sheriff where he stood,
his crimson tears a flood.
Ithaca Mar 2019
I want to breathe your flowers
Speak silently for hours
Held tight in your embrace
Your intoxicating grace
Please leave feedback!
Ithaca Oct 2021
I still think about you often.
You are 40 light years away, but you remain as close to my heart as ever.

And I keep my distance.
Your vast oceans are beautiful yet terrifying.
Daring to sail would be to drown in turn.
Daring to breathe would doom my heart to burn.

You're incredible, and I have so much more to learn.
Ithaca Sep 2019
Can you prove my existence?
Can you do it for sure?
A photo, a memory, a poem, a score?

What proof have you that you exist?
If you ponder that inquiry,
You’ll find something is missed.

We see what we think we see,
But what is the reality?

We know what we think we know,
But what is real, and what’s for show?
Mindless wordplay? **** yeah.
Worth pondering? **** yeah.
Ithaca Apr 2019
I can’t tell if I’m waiting for you to reach out,
Or if I’m scaring you away.
Either way, I’ll be there.
Ithaca Mar 2019
Long ago where the White Oak grew,
Far beyond where the west wind blew,
In fresh spring air and ****** skies,
A young boy severed his emotional ties,
Ones that brought him only pain,
So he thought he would not stand to gain,
But so very little did I know back then,
My foundation never laid; it’s time to begin.
No wonder my life’s falling apart. But you’re different, and you’re awesome.
Ithaca Mar 2019
If I give just to receive,
Is my gift worthless?
If I steal only to give,
Are my actions faithless?
Ithaca Apr 2019
Wandering eyes shifting
Gorgeous smiles lying
Friendly spirits lifting
Quiet voices dying

I walked past him again
My quiet overcoming me
I walked past him yet gain
My quiet destroying us
I have a nasty habit of ghosting people
Ithaca Aug 2019
One friend is depressed.
Yesterday was the greatest, and today seems an unwelcome guest.

One friend is afraid.
He writes of his struggles, but if you saw him, you’d say he’s got it made.

I am who I’ve always and never been.
Consistently inconsistent, pervertedly malevolent, and searching for something that doesn’t seem to exist for me.

I want to help my friends.
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Everything seems to be an excuse for doing nothing. I can’t trust myself anymore.
Ithaca Mar 2019
I had a wonderful day today
I’ll be crying about it for the next seven
It feels like I’m forever cursed staring
Through a beautiful window into heaven
No but seriously, happy spring break :)
Ithaca Mar 2019
I own the keys to an invisible car
One that takes me nowhere
I show everyone my invisible car
One I know that isn’t there
I drive around in my invisible car
And pretend that I don’t care
I make new friends with my invisible car
But I have nothing real to share
Fake. Like me.
Her
Ithaca Mar 2019
Her
Her beauty haunts me.
She crept into my soul uninvited,
Took my sanity,
Left my vanity.
But I have no name,
That’s the biggest shame.
I don’t know who to be,
But then again,
Neither does she.
Hi
Ithaca Apr 2019
Hi
Today I learned that the very thing giving me hope was the only thing standing in my way
One day I’ll learn to say something back that isn’t “Wassup”
This is the **** that keeps me up at night
Ithaca Apr 2019
Is it good to be strong?
Is it bad to be weak?
Is it wrong to fit in?
Or right to be unique?

Are you selfish if you want help?
Are you selfless if you give it?

Is there altruism in amicable lies?
Or selfishness in a fake smile?
Do you even know who I am?
Do I?

You always have both hands out ready to help anyone who needs it
I want to be like you, and I’m starting to see opportunities, but where you act on them, I do not. I guess that means I’m
i.
Ithaca Jun 2019
i.
hate me.
loathe me.
despise me.
turn away.
run away.
go away.
come back.
i need you now.
i can’t live without you.
you mean everything to me.
you are nothing to me.
i am nothing to you.
i am nothing at all.
i do not exist.
i am you.
Ithaca Apr 2019
Incessant worries
About someone I know
Never knowing how they feel

Bout time I told you
Indeed most of these are about you anyways
Never should have been so quiet
If all I wanted was to be your friend
One day I’ll learn
No one is ever really alone
Ithaca Mar 2019
I was so busy living another man’s life
To realize my own was falling apart
So I handed my independence the knife
And purged the insecurity from my heart
About an old friend that I’m uber jealous of. Please leave feedback! :)
Ithaca May 2019
It seems her story’s painted black
But in me she gave her trust
Thank you Indie, India
Our friendship was a must
I hope you find the joy in life
The joy you deserve for all your strife
Remember to never, ever lose hope
Because hope remains our light


Never lose your light, Indie
You will find your way
I’m glad I could be a part of it
Love ya
Ithaca Dec 2019
The worst mistake you can make is to take nothing form the past
You break your vows to contemplate the feelings that won’t last
The mind will break into your soul and rip out your desire
Your body punches through your heart and sparks another fire
fuit gummie > vegeatable gummie
Ithaca Apr 2019
Every tree begins as a seed
Every revolution is formed by a need
Any man can see the demands
But the legends of the future are the ones making plans
Ithaca Apr 2019
Today I’ll breathe
Tomorrow I’ll live
Today you’ll receive
Tomorrow you’ll give
Ithaca Apr 2019
The person who I respect the most is the same person I pretend doesn’t exist when I see him walking towards me.

It’s not your fault
I have a million and one excuses why I don’t stop and bore you to tears
But not one of them could ever fix the fact that I never think of how you must feel when I do it
My insecurity turns talking to you into one of my biggest fears

Even though I say this now
I have a funny feeling I’ll do it again
And maybe you don’t even care
Or maybe you feel the same
All I know is that I don’t know

I feel like I’ve been a ******* sociopath my entire life and I’m just now realizing what emotions are
When I look back, I’ve always been selfish
My therapist said I had good reasons for that, but I never could except it
I used to be a wild child and even got thrown out of my fist daycare
Now I’m afraid people might reject me

When I look at you, I see pure confidence without ego
Yeah, maybe I’m a little jealous of you
But I’ll get there too
I think that’s why I’ve always been afraid to talk to you
I’ve felt inferior, and that’s not your fault

I tried to take some time to grow
But they say absence makes the heart grow fonder
And it did
And I started appreciating the time we had

Back then I felt like no one cared
Never realizing that I never cared for anyone else in return
It all makes sense now, but hindsight is 20/20

To me, passing by you is like passing by a celebrity
I don’t know what to do or say and I come up with 50 million reasons I should keep walking
This is so ******* stupid it’s its own level of *******, but I do it anyways.

If you managed to make it to the end of this, thank you so much. It means the world to me.
Thanks for reading my TedTalk manuscript
Ithaca Jan 2020
We try to be amicable
When we know we are selfish
We lie to seem admirable
But there’s no one we cherish
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