I really don't want to do this tonight. I'm traveling, I'm exhausted, and there's less than seven hours left before I need to wake up again. I don't want to write. I'm saying no tonight. And that's okay.
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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
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)
Dancing
up, down, left, left, turn, "just keep at it, your feet will learn," eleven years back he'd heard those words, and he'd repeated them so much to him it was a proverb a mantra a way of life the only way he knew to survive like the songs that he danced to, his heart kept … Continue reading Dancing
I’m Not Good At This
What is love? What is like? What is the difference between infatuation and enthralment and crying yourself to sleep at night?... I'm not good at this. I'm not good at a lot of things, but I'm especially not good at this. I could give you a list of all the things I'm not good at, … Continue reading I’m Not Good At This