OH: Poems

Burn

OH Feb 2023

Burn

the way you flick the end of your cigarette bud
in my direction
makes me realize you never meant to take care of me the way you said you would

Come

OH Mar 2023

Come

the way I fit into your arms so perfectly
it was like you were the calm and I was the storm
peaceful

Dial Tone

OH Feb 2023

Dial Tone

you cried out for help
and I ran to pick up
but it wasn’t my line you called

Fault

OH Jan 2020

Fault

the blame is on me
for believing in
your soft spoken words of
“I’m here for you.”
you never were
you never meant to be

Glow

OH Feb 2023

Glow

The color of your toothbrush is everywhere.
The fruit.
The leaves.
The sun.
I no longer like orange.

Help

OH Apr 2020

Help

you saved me from drowning
even when you didn’t know how to swim

Less

OH Mar 2023

Less

princes with horse carriages
don’t exist
instead, there’s men with cars
who don’t bother opening the door for you
my how the times have changed

Lost

OH Mar 2023

Lost

how do I forget
what everyone else has already forgotten?

Not the Same

OH Apr 2020

Not the Same

I ripped pages out of our book
while you ripped clothes off of someone else

Oblivious

OH Jan 2020

Oblivious

I was sleeping
With your shirt on
While she was
Sleeping next to you

Permanent

OH Apr 2020

Permanent

you say it’s only temporary
but temporary is written in tattoo ink

Promises

OH Dec 2019

Promises

“I’ll always be here”
are words you’d utter
with confidence
now, every word you say
is filled with reluctance
you never say always anymore

Radiance

OH Dec 2019

Radiance

your eyes glistened
every time you’d look at me
they shined bright
with love and affection
when I look at you now
your nostrils flare
your eyes
have no fire behind them
how do I relight
a fire that doesn’t want to be sparked?

Second Best

OH Dec 2019

Second Best

I told you
When you’re happy, I’m ecstatic
When you’re sad, I’m miserable
But, how come
When I’m happy
You’re not?

Shades

OH Dec 2019

Shades

You asked me once
What my favorite color was
But you didn’t memorize mine
Like I did yours
Sky Blue

— The End —