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eli Aug 2020
i always end up opening
the wrong door
following a temporary light
chasing the wild goose
and getting lost,
now here i am in the woods
with my wavering hope,
i'm still lost
i don't know where to go
tpredators around me
and i am just a prey
wanting to find home,
tell me which direction
i should take
'cause i'm done
deciding for myself
for i always ****** up,
i just want to know
which way to go
i just want to arrive
on my destination,
i need a compass
or i'll be eaten alive
any minute now
eli Oct 2019
today,
i wore it again
and people complimented me
they say red is my color
and it suits me.

today,
it's too thick and dark
did i overapply
no, it's the right amount
just enough
to make them think
i'm fine.

today,
i look at myself
in the mirror,
and they're right
red shines on me,
so i applied
another layer,
and another
until my lips felt too thick,
but my eyes still see
the scars beneath it.
eli Oct 2019
don't forget
to breathe,
when all is
too much
that it suffocates
you.

don't forget
to breathe,
when life
wrings your neck,
making you lose
your sanity.

don't forget
to breathe,
even if
it's harder
than not breathing
at all.

don't forget
to breathe,
don't wait
for the time
when you can no longer
save yourself
from drowning.
eli Feb 2019
gracing the streets,
with her pink stilleto
and a pricy frappuccino—
she barely sips
they can't take their eyes off her,
well, who would?
even i,
i can't.

she has class and elegance,
money, power—
what else is missing?
oh, i know,
the reason i stared at her for a minute.
i just can't forget,
how unbothered she is
when she threw the empty cup
on the ground.
i wonder why
she doesn't use her bills
to buy some manners?
oh wait—
i forgot--
that's not for sale.
eli Feb 2019
it started raining
i didn't even notice
thought it was just my tear ducts
being too productive.

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