#lightbulbs
You always tell me of the
e l e c t r i c i t y
coiled in your bones, and
how I put it there.
But my dear, you are one to talk,
for you've got me
burning like the wire in
lightbulbs.
Feb 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021 at 12:04 AM UTC
I am done,
I came crashing down
Like a thousand light bulbs
fitted too tight on high ceilings.
I flickered minutely
In the last hours
And then you ignored me
An anomaly that can't be fixed.
I crackled inside
Heat burning the glass,
You wanted me to light
Up your world, but I burned.
But trust me
I would have glowed
And shone bright but sorry,
I swear I'ld be among the stars.
But I wasn't
Instead I lay on
The floor that you swept,
And I was done, unfinished my
Purpose.
Jun 18, 2017
Jun 18, 2017 at 12:34 PM UTC
LIGHTBULB.
Lightbulb; the moths flutter
and beat themselves to death against an idea.
A thought, vivid like glass, bright like tungsten-
glows.
I am reaching out to my mind again,
my wings burned and burdened...Wait.
I have lost track of my metaphors again...
But then again, like the moths,
I have lost track of many things-
except for the unknown light in front of me.
Aug 5, 2014
Aug 5, 2014 at 5:34 PM UTC
stars flow through these leaky pipes
& i'm starting to wonder if the tattoos
on your back
are starting to face
or are the yellow lights
in our rooms
are just dimming down
maybe you should try drawing
on my wrists
again to stop them from itching
maybe i shouldn't make you
cold coffee anymore
maybe you should change
the dead bulbs in the house
or maybe i should dye my hair
to make you
love me
again
Jun 30, 2014
Jun 30, 2014 at 3:36 AM UTC