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Juno Overstreet Apr 2016
X marks the spot. dig
                                                                ­                       through the sand with
                                                                ­                       bare hands
                                                           ­                  feel the heat from the sun as
                                                              ­               wind blows sweet kisses.

                                                               ­                    make a hole that reaches
                                                         ­                          china. along the way
                                                                ­                   run into sirens, dance
                                                                ­                   with mermaids, battle
                                                          ­                  kraken, and if you have time
                                                            ­                say hello to leviathan.

                                                               ­                        soon we’ll all be myths
                                                                ­                      for the next generation.
                                                     ­                      our names slide between lips
                                                            ­               already in the past.

                                                          ­                                         the horizon sets
                                                            ­                 waves flutter on the surface.

                            underneath the coral reef dissolves with the setting sun.
Juno Overstreet Apr 2016
starting to calm down,

then comes the uncontrollable
twitch
    of the finger.

muscles spazz
not used to
sitting so long.

unmoving,

until the body
becomes still as
air in
summer heat.

eyes closed.

i feel the earth as it spins under me.
my heart beats to the rhythm of the clock.
Juno Overstreet Mar 2016
a stalk of grass sways with the wind as light
escapes the sun and daylight protrudes the sky.

the wind, a ghost, moves along rushing no-
where. breathe on dancing grass, watching the sun
give life to earth sustaining the status
quo. light turns into morning, wake up
to sounds of alarm while birds sing amongst
the trees. and all the while the sun be-

comes brighter. enough of dawn, the day is
here. open your eyes and see the morning.
recommended: read after listening to Track of Dawn by Yellowjacket
Juno Overstreet Nov 2015
Directly across from me
At the dinner table there she sits.
Unwavering eyes
Look into mine.

She is cold
like the ice she places in her mouth.
It melts,
sliding down her throat.
A chill fills the womb.

Before she leaves
Juno gives me a kiss.
Leaning in close
the waft of her breath
smells like rosemary.

She ascends back
to her special room
and lies down upon
a cover of the heavens,
inhaling the warmth of the cold.

Juno’s fingers reach down
to trail across her wiry femininity.
With a deep exhalation of oxygen
her mars peaks.

Her chest heaves up and down
while the head rolls lazily to the side.
Juno’s eyes glide across the room.
Stopped.
Caught by the glint of the standing mirror
And she looks into it.

Unwavering eyes
Ask,

Who is the god?
Her or Me.
Juno Overstreet Nov 2015
Unaware, I walk on gravel
unnoticed until my eyes go down.

Hundreds, maybe thousands
crushed under my foot.
Don't tell me it doesn't hurt them
because they are rocks.

I am a rock
constantly being crushed.
If not by a foot
then by the forces of man

Crushed because of the color of my skin.
Crushed because of my ***.
Crushed because of my sexuality.

In this scenario, my foot is the oppressor
pushing the rocks further into the ground
How much weight do I have to put on the rocks to make them      
        disappear further?

Understand, I am that rock
and that foot is the world around me.
But I will not be pressed
and put into the ground.

My rock will stick to the sole of the shoe
and with every rock-felt step it makes
the shoe will know I am there to stay.
The more it steps
the deeper I will embed myself

Until I can no longer
go unnoticed.
Juno Overstreet Jun 2014
Flowers in the cracks
Are beautiful
For they bring beauty
Even in the forgotten places

Flowers in the cracks
Are strong
Because even in the most solid  foundations
Plenty of them grow

I strive to be those flowers
To show
That there is
Hope
Even in
The wasted places
Juno Overstreet Feb 2014
I walked through the meadow,
And there was only me.
I wasn't scared of the bugs,
Not the grasshoppers or bees.

I smelled the lilac
And the springtime air.
I frolicked in the field,
I had no cares.

I laid in the grass,
And looked at the sky
Closed my eyes
And said, "Why? Oh why?"

Must I go back home
To the crumbling streets,
With the smog and litter
That sits at my feet?

Back to the oblivious people
Who don't seek
A simple life
Not wanting to be unique.

To the empty walls
That have no feeling
To white washed walls
That give no healing.

I said, "Why? Oh why?
Can't I stay here?
I can't go back home
And live in constant fear.*"
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