amanda

amanda Oct 2020

alive

we keep doing this thing
because it makes us
feel alive

torture does that, ya know—

makes you keenly aware
of exactly how much blood
is left in your veins

dramatic
but not inaccurate

amanda Oct 2020

monsters

i wasn’t wrong
to fear monsters
as a girl

i just expected them
to live in the dark

not in the silence

when you don’t respond to me
i assume you’re with her
—in her—
forgetting all about me

amanda Oct 2020

starstuff

it terrifies me—
the thought

if the stars hadn’t made you...

where would all that magic
have gone?

amanda Oct 2020

chest

our life will be a series
of you
breaking my heart,
and then begging to glue it
back together—

the closest you can get
to putting your hands
on my chest

amanda Oct 2020

still

if the world
ever stops turning

i hope you’re the one
i’m still with

amanda Oct 2020

matter

my dear,
if all you are
is matter,
i don't know how
you could ever believe
you're not important

for all my humans
who are struggling

amanda Oct 2020

the edge of something beautiful

you and i
are holding hands
on the edge
of something beautiful

so you tell me—

do you want to enjoy
the view,
or the fall?