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 Jan 2021 little lion
Hank Helman
Can
It can't be

That I will spend an entire life,
Begging for love,
Confused by anger,
Afraid of frowns,
Eager to blame,
Bored with myself,
And
Waking up dead,

Can it?
I tried to sneak up on myself. Tip toed. Didn't work.
 Jan 2021 little lion
Emma
I know you.
Sometimes you say things, expecting that I won’t understand, and I think it’s strange because
I know you.
That’s what this is. I know you,
And I want you,
And I care about you
Anyway.
I want no one else.
You might not know me,
The stanchions you use to prop yourself up eating all that I have fed you,
In the darkness,
In the night,
But I know you.
And I want you anyway.
It’s time to cut the strings of you, I think.
I get tangled up and I’m tired now.
Just let me rest for a minute,
to ease my eyes and
stop my spinning mind.
But then I’ll get to cutting.
Snip.
Snip.
I can’t wait for my first breath.
 Jan 2021 little lion
ghost queen
the heart is the fragilest of things
said she
yes, indeed, like a tea cup
said he
 Jan 2021 little lion
amanda
odd
 Jan 2021 little lion
amanda
odd
i put you first

you put me third

or is it fifth?

i don’t know,
i just know
it’s odd
 Dec 2020 little lion
Terra Levez
This is the story of how I love you
It has no end
 Nov 2020 little lion
Colm
Blessed
With a warmth of be being
And a sound of beating
Inside this coffee chest
A heart is (sound)  

Unrest
Is not a string to be pulled
In this piano choir
Or in this soundless town
Where the wandering soul walks (aimlessly round)

Restful
Is not a feeling felt
Or minded state
So much as it is a conscious place
(within cup)
Coffee Heart
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