Ashanti: Favorites

Ya know.. I had actually forgotten about my darkness.
Or perhaps i had it locked so far back in my head i could just ignore it.
Ive been doin well lately, really well.
But then. I had a dream.
I let myself fall.
I heard people say you wake up when you fall in a dream. Or that you wake up before you hit the ground.
I fell the whole way.
It didnt hurt hitting the ground.
I just sat there thinking
'that didnt help..'

Idk why im writing im not depressed. I, hmm, i just feel flavorless again. Grey i guess. Not sad, not mad, but not happy or peaceful either. Hmmmmm. Idk itll pass. Dreams **** tho haha just leave me be or be normal xD

#colorless

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Flourishing Emotions

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Rafael13

Flourishing Emotions

Feelings blossoming
developing through friendship
between you
the desire to grow
a helpless feeling that doesn't need much
except the kindness you bring

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Banyan

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Black Petal

Banyan

Breathe in and breathe out
Rooted like the banyan tree
Watch thoughts come and go

#haiku #breath #meditation #sitting #thought #banyan

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Here

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Andrew

Here

Let me stand
gently
in the sun

and I will enjoy every moment of it

Let me hear
so sweetly
the birds that sing
and I won't ask for another moment
such as this

#beauty #moment #sweet #enjoy

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Invisible

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Théa

Invisible

Not noticed
Walked by
Ignored
Unseen
Left alone
See through
Invisible

Mar 2021 Ashanti

No, mom

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Wutherings Bronte

No, mom

“Come downstairs, dinner’s ready”
No mom!

“Look here, I knit you a sweater for picture day”
No mom!

“Come with me to the store, it’ll only be 10 minutes”
No mom!

…

No mom, don’t leave,
don’t go,
I want to eat that stew once more,
Make me anything,
a scarf for the summer,
I want to smell your scent once more,
I’ll go,
follow you to the ends of the world

Just come home,
I promise I won’t say no anymore

https://www.instagram.com/wutheringsbronte/

#mom #family #sad #sorry #sadness #mothers #mother #mommy

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Karaoke

Mar 2021 Ashanti

Whit Howland

Karaoke

I could kid myself
and say that you are in me
but really

I am just trying
to force the issue by attempting
to conjure you

as well as delay the inevitable

waterworks the aching
sickness
and the pain

so with that said
it is time to give you
and me the much needed

punctuation
we deserve
and just

end this!

whit howland © 2021

An abstract word painting. An original.

#blackmountainpoet