Category: Poetry

One 2 Three 4 Five 6 SevenMany times, I have listened,to the nonsense I didn’t want to hear, making me feel crazy.When I listened to someone else’s voice,you became enraged,asked me, “Who is this you are taking advice from?”I lied. I said, “Frank Longines.” The one who was described as garbage by you.He was really…

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I bowed down to you on ce. Took off your shoes. Kissed your dirty toes. Licked the lint from in between. The sour taste in my mouth lingered. I desired to ask you why you are mean. My tongue stayed in place. I didn’t want to lose it yet. Should have been more cynical. Believed…

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she was fiery red,hot blooded during the day,boiling over when the moon appeared,nighttime did not cool her down.the swirls of her liquid sauce struck far,seeping onto desert tongues,dripping down throats,finding places to hide behind tiny scrubs.she stuck to legs like colored tape,the kind kids use during school,that share when the teacher looks their way,and they…

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There are 24 hours in every day. How many of those hours we are awake depends on us.Some of us open our eyes in the morning.Others sleep up to noon because their schedule is unlike the majority.Few like to wake up before their alarm.How many colors do we see in a given day?There are eight…

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I should not be eating myself.I do because of boredom.Maybe out of fear?Procrastination or anxiety or something entirely unknown to me.I have done this for a long time.I know this is wrong.It does not stop me from fulfilling this desire to destroy.These little pieces are a slice of pure nastiness.This kind of eating does not…

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My unnamed classmates,I remember the youthful faces,so full of promise and hope.Almost forgot the planned parties,illegal fireworks in the bedrooms,and would be rapists in training.The valedictorian speech of honor,almost famous queens and kings,and teenage bodies saying yes.Never let rejection affect us,I saw many brave souls,worn and disguised behind steel.Tried to destroy all reminders,those pages my…

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I have seen youRideUp and down on the Contraption.What is it called?I don’t know.I shouldn’t careDoes it change anything?This contraption willCounsel youOn the ways of the deep.I can see the other SideAnd push the darknessFurther.Will fate influence me?Mark up my body.Paint memories.Twist my mind into a pretzel.

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My youth has grown old and I feel the pain.It isn’t me to be this way, but this won’t go away.I could curl into a human ball, roll me up the plank.Let me wither away on my arms and legs.Let my heart feel darkness on the rough waters.Or, I might fall into the open mouth…

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I will not end up like you. No way will I let this happen.Not now, not ever, not in any form.I have many reminders of the pain.The images can blur together.You weren’t there?Are you sure? Trust me.I wasn’t there.I wish I had been where you were.I didn’t taste the local food.My lips ate dry food.The…

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Something imaginable is about to happen. Call on about your weak condition. Help you, please? Help me, instead. Why all the confusion? Don’t know how to feel. You should feel the burning. The long line creates a stretched line. Sadness and fear allows surviving another step. If I am wrong, I will report my own…

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You do not make sense.I said to him, “Why don’t you listen to me?I have many good things to say about you.”He only stared at me,not saying one word, not giving me any clue to how he felt.I start to think I am inferior.I thought, “What do I have to do to matter?”Maybe, rip off…

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They are all different colorsSome flashier than othersSome rusty on their doorsOthers with snow stuck underneathClouded purple in the backseatCut black moving fast in the frontLike the speed of bright lightThe people gather around the sceneThe scene of many photosThey got there all right The empty circle filled with gossipThe number of people amazedThey whiz…

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Pleasedon’t just stand therelike you give a crap about meWhenyou clearly don’tand have no intention of helping me when I’m in troubleBecause I know you hide behind false wordsand lie to yourself dailyabout how great you areAnd you aren’t in any way greatfor you don’t follow your own wordsand spit out what doesn’tfeel right to…

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