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39/M/Swimming in the Void    I want it real.

Poems

Know what I’m wanting? Nope.
Know where I’m going? Nope.
Know what I’m doing? Nope.
Know what I’m proving? Nope.
I’m such a Rookie in Life.

Know what you know? Nope.
Know what they know? Nope.
Know what they want me to know? Nope.
Know what I want to show? Nope.
I’m such a Rookie in Life.

Know what I need? Nope.
Know what to feed? Nope.
Know what to keep? Nope.
Know how to sleep? Nope.
Dude, I’m such a Rookie in Life.

Do I know you? Nope.
Do I know me? Nope.
Do I know my purpose? Nope.
Do I know what to do with me life? Nope.
*******, I’M SUCH A ROOKIE IN LIFE!!
Teenagers/Mankind tend to not know anything... I speak of experience.

Copyright Aikin
Oliver Pace  Oct 2020
bedtime
Oliver Pace Oct 2020
Go for a run.
Nope.
Stare at my desk.
Nope.
Journal. Nope.
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Lie in bed.
Sort of.
Curl up. Wake up to a loud ******* guitar.
Knock angrily on a door.
Nope.
Think.
Nope.
Curl up in bed.
Nope.
Wait. Wait some more.
Kind of.
Feel guilt. Feel shame.
Nope.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.

Wait.