Kelly

Kelly Aug 2021

scary.

i was told not to idolize my favorite practice
of looking in the mirror and baring my teeth
at every disgusting piece of me

i'm not despondent
in this image
but rather fond
of my ability to embrace the monsters
within me
and still find it quite easy to breathe

isn't that a little scary?

all of this is temporary

Kelly Aug 2021

body.

her body reminds me of yours
so last night i dreamt of it

if i can't have love

Kelly Aug 2021

inauthentic.

did you ever stop writing about me?
did you ever really start?

Everything for the aesthetic

Kelly Aug 2021

alone.

alone isn't so lonely
when I'm working on me

Kelly Jul 2021

golden.

there's very few things I'd taste the same way
as the sweetness between your legs
or a golden milk latte

Kelly Jul 2021

scammed.

investment in yourself is highly encouraged
never likely
and usually exciting

but what they don't tell you
that's quite the most frightening
is sometimes they spit it back
and you lose all,

just like me.

unrelated to love, for once

Kelly Jul 2021

oakland.

Careful about who
you reach into

The ones who bite the
hand that feeds them

Mark your red flags,
and ignore them

Watch your back
or you're condemned.

the vacant stares, the ones who don't care