sotto voce: Favorites

Jan 2021 sotto voce

Coralium

while the cold wind keeps me walking
I am passing by
your lightless window frame with empty walls behind

the memory of you has me heavy hearted
remembering better times
while the cold wind keeps me walking

#farewell #grief #loss

Oct 2020 sotto voce

Forgetting Someone

Oct 2020 sotto voce

Yehuda Amichai

Forgetting Someone

Forgetting someone is like forgetting to turn off the light
in the backyard so it stays lit all the next day

But then it is the light that makes you remember.

Sep 2020 sotto voce

I’m still here.

Sep 2020 sotto voce

1487

I’m still here.

The poetry isn’t in all these words —
It’s in knowing I survived them.

Holy smokes! Thank you everyone for all of the support! I don’t come here too often so I did not expect this; what a beautiful surprise ♥️

Aug 2020 sotto voce

I want to save this Princess from Zimbabwe --

Aug 2020 sotto voce

Rushil

I want to save this Princess from Zimbabwe --

I want to save this Princess from Zimbabwe --
because she tells me it is my destiny,
and it is all in the email she sent me.

I want to save this Princess from Zimbabwe --
because she possesses many Riches,
and she has promised me all of them.

I want to save this Princess from Zimbabwe --
from her wretched uncle,
who will steal her wealth and lock her away.

I would save this Princess from Zimbabwe --
but she only needs my Government ID,
Bank Account and Social Security.

#email #scam #deception #spam #technology #funny

Jul 2020 sotto voce

thank you.

Jul 2020 sotto voce

Daniel

thank you.

I have never thanked you,
for the conversations.

I have never thanked you,
for the smile.

I have never thanked you,
for asking me how i'm really doing.

I have never thanked you,
for staying alive.

Thank you,
thank you.

Jul 2020 sotto voce

the dying room (for Sophie with love)

Jul 2020 sotto voce

guy scutellaro

the dying room (for Sophie with love)

staring out the window,
I remember you as you were

a bird always in flight

a fist full of tomorrows
held in the palm of your hand

staring out the window at the pouring rain
the warmth of your hand
pinions of a dove's wing
your hand in mine

I will not see the shadow
under your smile

gathering all the light in the room
like a flower in the sun

I remember you as you were

Jun 2020 sotto voce

Heartache

Jun 2020 sotto voce

Bunny Rubinstein-Bothwell

Heartache

I have kissed boys

Girls

People in between

But lately I have been kissing bottles

Their lips are colder than yours

But slowly I have realized that the pounding headache when I wake is less hurtful than the shattering in my chest

Yet as these toxins rush through my veins

I can't help but miss the tracing of your fingers along my skin

Miss the numbness of the world when you lie with me

But when I wake I remember that a headache is treated with an aspirin

While heartache

Well if you have a cure for Heartache let me know

#heartache #heartbreak #love #bottles #drinking #boys #girls #androgynous #nonbinary #lover

Jun 2020 sotto voce

The Music In My Head

Jun 2020 sotto voce

Riley Cartwright

The Music In My Head

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Turned all the wa
Turned all the way
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Turned all the way up
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Sadly, I've forgotten the melody

#music #melody #memory #forget

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