Memory breathes it takes in the present
and exhales the moments like a well oiled machine memory breathes

All the candy in the world Every flavor Free

No poem today I don’t wanna loose my streak lol

they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away but what if I don’t want to

Today I gave myself permission To be happy

I cracked open The chains That weighed on me

Used to like the way it hurt because I thought I deserved it

Now that I’ve got a taste Joy is so much sweeter I admit

I planted a seed on my pillow then watered it with my eyes cuddled it with my fingertips swallowed it like my pride

a game of hide and seek but no one cares to find me I did stand behind a wall I didn’t know it would cave in

now I’m a living ghost and no one knows my anchor to reality is faltering

goodbye now my pillow the only one who ever listened

I came to this country I heard it was the land of the free The same country Enslaved, my people came

They fought for our freedom while chained and whipped They fought for this country built and nurtured it

And after everything All we’ve ever asked for is equality Our only revenge is our resiliency

But they fear us So they kill us Then call us the thugs? Try they must, we shall not give up

Our revenge is our resiliency

“Time waits for no one” my mom says she’s right about a lot of things I’m afraid

but I don’t want to keep chasing time and let these moments pass me by

I’m in no rush to finish I want to treasure these minutes

that turns into hours, into days into moments that quickly fades

I find solace in the in-between but for how long can I stay there? making love on the edges? tiptoeing the lines of what could be?

till how long before I sober up? till how long will I remain buoyed in the in-between