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Overwhelmed May 2012
I’m surprised

I did more
then I thought
I would

I took a hike,
saw a show,
threw a party,
did something bad,
did something for
the last time,
and
certainly thought
of at least fifty
more things to do
once I’m better

I never kissed her though,
which is a shame,
because that I was the one
things I really wanted
to do

guess that’s just the way
the world is, just the way
things are

nothing is perfect,
but then again,
why must it
be?
Overwhelmed May 2012
there is nothing
left except the rain,
the page, and my
hands

still writing
still driving
still searching for the
meaning or the purpose
or the reason or
whatever
it may
be
that finally
saves me from
myself
Overwhelmed May 2012
I have eaten
many strawberries
today

small and
red with
green leaves

they taste sweet
and ****
and remind me
that it is summer time
and that I should
enjoy myself

so I eat another bowl
of strawberries

small and
red and
****

waiting for the feeling
of summer to finally
sweep me away
Overwhelmed May 2012
I get it.

you’re not looking now
or you’re not interested
or maybe you just think
I’m a *****
or maybe I’m too white
or maybe I’m not white enough
or maybe it’s because I don’t have a god
or that I only want in your pants
or that I don’t do drugs
but I do stupid things
or maybe you’re just a *****

I get it,
I get it just fine

I’ll wait and
you’ll wait
and one day you’ll
come around
or maybe you
won’t
maybe I won’t be interested
then anyways
maybe then we won’t care
or we will still care
but in between I’ll get up to bat
and swing and miss and
feel bad and write poems
about it and go to sleep angry
and wake up alright
and walk up to some new lady
and ask if she’s up for a little
fun
Overwhelmed May 2012
I cannot decide
what life
is
about

whether it is about living
or
living in the best way
possible

should I act boldly
or cunningly?

are risk irrelevant
because mere action
is priceless in
itself?

these things I wonder
as I sit alone
after doing something
neither bold
nor
cunning

but it was fun

and that, perhaps,
is what life is all
about
Overwhelmed May 2012
it is late
and
dark
and
the trees are
silhouettes
against
the lightness
of the evening sky
and
as I look up
at the one or two stars
that gleam out
from beyond the human mess
I wonder why
it is taking me so long
to ****
Overwhelmed May 2012
it did not rain today
and that is a surprise
because it rained
the last three days

especially yesterday
it rained really hard yesterday
a really douser
I had to drive in it
and ****
I would never
do that
again

but it did not rain today
and that’s a surprise
but I guess I didn’t have to drive
in it and that’s okay
that’s okay
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