Kelly Hogan

Kelly Hogan Jun 2019

Cursed

I am cursed to live
Only in small increments
Of happiness
While the rest of my days
Are filled with the loss
Of friends, jobs, and hope.

Is it worth it? Does the good ever outweigh the bad? Or does life keep you in a torturous balance?

#curse #happiness #loss #live

Kelly Hogan May 2019

Anchor

I didn't know
That the loss of you
Would stay weighted
Like an anchor on my heart.
And on the days I'm not strong enough
To keep it hoisted
It would come crashing down,
Dragging me into the depths of
Despair.

#loss #anchor #weight #heart #strong

Kelly Hogan May 2019

Wishful Thinking

I wish someone had told me
To never get my hopes up
Because then they come crashing down
And you only have yourself to blame.

Nothing is ever good enough.

#blame #wish #crash #hope

Kelly Hogan May 2019

Expiration Date

It appears I have an expiration date
Tattooed on my back
That screams "10 years"
And you were keeping track.

What am I doing wrong?

#friend #loss #expire #ex #scream

Kelly Hogan Mar 2019

Equals

One step forward
=
Two steps away
From you.

I don't know why we grow apart. Am I different? Are you? I wish I had the answer.

#apart #steps #equal #away #forward

Kelly Hogan Feb 2019

Boo

I am a ghost
Destined to hover
In the lives of others
Always unseen.

I am transparent
So that you may see my truth
But instead you're aloof
To my advances.

I am a tiny moment
In your existence
Met only with resistance
Or disregard.

I am a ghost
But I am not scary,
Just wary
Of fading away completely.

#ghost #boo #scary #lost #transparent

Kelly Hogan Jan 2019

Living Nightmare

When the "dream job" isn't so dreamy anymore...

I'm so lost.