#hangingout
I found a rainbow
In the middle of the night.
Stripes of color that look like it burst through the sky.
It cut through the clouds and took over the buildings.
There’s something different about the night.
At times, everything can seem dead.
But it has its pieces of heaven.
Indigo, blue, red, yellow, and purple.
All dressed bright, Standing on the corner,
Like everyone else that wasn’t asleep.
I suppose that it needed a place to hang out too.
The bend wasn’t as curved as the one you’ll see
Through the day.
It was relaxed and positioned in the sky,
in the way I supposed you would press your back
against the wall.
Then, just like that, It was gone.
Like a pretty woman with somewhere to go
Nov 15, 2024
Nov 15, 2024 at 1:00 AM UTC
the pressure to have to say “yes” after so many years of “no’s” is real
an old friend invited me
at nine fifteen in the evening
to a fair in the next week
the next few days actually
and my skin was crawling
when i had to answer quickly
they want me back after all these years?
do they want to be my friends?
who suggested that i tag along?
who in their right mind?
wait till you see how ugly i am
wait till you see how lonely i am
how impaled by social anxiety i am currently
i promise that it’s not my only personality trait
i don’t think i can deal
i can’t operate around who i haven’t seen in forever
i feel under the weather
i want to go home
and be happy and fulfilled when we hang out
on saturday
please accept me into your group
i can’t wait to know you all again
please let me in
please don’t let my alarm clock ding
at three o’clock in the morning
haunted by your unwillingness to accept me
please
the tides keep rolling and rushing
but i can’t stop blushing
please accept me and don’t act weird and disassociate
kinda excited to see you on saturday
Sep 1, 2022
Sep 1, 2022 at 6:23 PM UTC
i don’t wanna hang out
if i don’t want to, don’t act putout
salty tongues with razor sharp words
being immature, left on read
kicking up dust while throwing a tantrum
being an introvert is not my fault
frowning lips, squinty eyes
i just wanted to stay inside
i am not the bad guy
Apr 24, 2022
Apr 24, 2022 at 11:31 AM UTC
It was a gray afternoon
We were on our roof
Deep in our conversation
Like we often do after school
I told you I was feeling down
That I was alone
And I have no other friends
You chuckled
Because you have a lot
While I only have you
You said it's okay
That just because you talk to
them everyday
Doesn't mean they're your friends
You said you only have few
I told you that you'll forever be my friend
You said "thank you"
And you needed to come home
I said "good bye"
You said "take care"
I watch you as you leave
I've never heard from you ever since
I should've known that would be our last conversation
I should've known that just because you were my friend
Doesn't mean I was one
Apr 2, 2019
Apr 2, 2019 at 7:17 AM UTC
By the way.
I'm not doing anything later.
If you don't have any plans, why don't you throw on some sweats.
Your favorite ponytail and we'll find something on TV.
A little Netflix and chill.
A little takeout and random channel flipping.
A stimulating conversation about old times. Inspiration.
Our dreams. What we hope to be.
I'll call you soon as I settle in.
Hop out of the shower.
Nitpick about the way that you've been on my mind.
The smell of incense and cocoa butter rubbed smooth on your skin.
It doesn't have to be anything spectacular.
A moment filled with the click of heels.
Just the simplicity of a moment filled with you
Sep 23, 2017
Sep 23, 2017 at 6:10 AM UTC