I am not a machine. I cannot produce perfectly timed, perfectly rhymed poetry at the drop of a hat. Each piece will not come out with the same quality, the same ferocity. Each piece these days is nothing but perfunctory. I am a machine. I cannot produce beautifully allegorical, beautifully metaphorical poetry at the drop … Continue reading Puzzle
Category: Poetry
Insult
"You're going to hell," my brother said. "I'll see you there," I thought in my head. "No I'm not," I said instead. We were standing in a grocery store parking lot. Now a pagan and an agnostic, the premise doesn't matter, yet I haven't forgotten.
Name
An excellent way to improve your life Move with the whims of your heart's delight Adventure will always be on the horizon No other experiences could have made you wizen Don't ever forget the places you've been And never stop searching 'til your heart's content
Closed Doors
I am homesick for a place I'll never call home again.
Good Vibes
good music, good food, good TV, good books the news that my best friends are doing okay the news that class was cancelled today beaches - I feel the calmest at the sea success - when I know that I didn’t let myself down for a change family - the way my cousin scrunches her … Continue reading Good Vibes
Addict
6am, sleep in my eyes, I unlock my phone, hoping for a surprise Technology may be my demise I use it for everything - when I read, when I write, when I learn, when I exercise Rarely do I think to just put it away And it's only for a minute that I have self-restraint … Continue reading Addict
The Found Poem
I doubt you'd believe me if I told you the truth, Doubt you thought I knew a secret, but oh boy I do: This isn't a joke, and I swear it's not a ruse But something magical happens between 12 and 2. It's those small hours when something big happens, Not during the day, but … Continue reading The Found Poem
Friendship
A handshake and a grin are what started it all Long chats then began in the fall You became my friend. Coffee, restaurants, messaging that never ended Winter was when our lives blended You and I were friends. One pulling back, the other holding on, desperate Spring saw our lives become separate I was still … Continue reading Friendship
Dream-Catcher
Soft touches and devilish grins, Baby, at night, everyone sins It's nothing serious, just a little fun You know I can keep a secret, I won't tell anyone I saw you in my dreams last night You told me I was just your type That's normal for best friends, right? Right? Fuck. You can never … Continue reading Dream-Catcher
Food (24 Hours)
(tw: ed/eating disorders) She hadn't eaten in 24 hours. Magazines told her to be thin. Ads told her food made her fat. Movies told her not eating would change that. She hadn't eaten in 24 hours. She told herself to be thin. To be thin was to be pretty and to be pretty was to … Continue reading Food (24 Hours)
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