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****
Writer's block has got me
By the short and curlies
I wanna be profound
Grammatically sound
Surely I have something to say
Or maybe I really don't
Could be it isn't writer's block at all
I'm just boring tonight
Tonight of all nights
I was gonna write a new Odyssey
I was gonna compose a postmodern version
Of The Divine Comedy
By God I was gonna make a name for myself
Acch, my short and curlies
They're all over the place
Writer's block is a *****
Leather bound,
lavish and
rough.
Turned through
stiff pages
with nothing on them
but dust
and curse words,

When I finished reading
cover to cover,
I thought I might
rip open it's spine
and destroy the whole thing
so that no one else
would have to.

That *******
first edition
****** *******
closed book
swallowed me whole.
 Jan 2015 Aerial McAdams
Zoë
I want to be your sunscreen
The one to protect you from the burning words of the world

I want to be your life jacket
The one who will keep you up even if you fall into the cold, mean ocean

I want to be your airbag
The one that can cushion your fall when others crash into your heart

I want to be your tissue
The one to wipe away all of your tears

I want to be your diary
The one you can talk to when all goes wrong

I want to be your pillow
The one you can rest your head on, when the weight of the world sits upon your eyelids

I want to be your everything
The one who can always make you feel better
The one who you will piece back together your broken parts
The one who makes you smile daily
The one who will always be important to you, until the day you die
I.
best friends with unrequited love
and acquaintances with permanent relationships.

II.
this ***** tastes a lot like heartbreak,
but so do your smirking lips.

III.
Old vinyl record players keep me company,
I've never been a fan of cats because I'm allergic.
bad
I never look at the title;
no time for that.
I just jump right in,
even if I don’t know
what I’m reading.
 Jan 2015 Aerial McAdams
ema m
fire
 Jan 2015 Aerial McAdams
ema m
i set it all ablaze
and watched as the orange flames danced
it's embers brushing against my skin
the flames curled around the room
******* every last drop of air
i collapsed to the ground
and struggled to breath
but i welcomed the pain
the burning of my lungs
the heat of the blaze
it was then i realized
while watching
my surroundings slowly succumb to the fire
how beautiful
death could truly be
 Jan 2015 Aerial McAdams
caroline
you make me inexplicably happy
and it's getting harder
trying to find a more elaborate way
to describe this feeling
you deserve so many pretty things written for you
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