I was at a poetry reading
She spoke about immigration
Loss of culture
Loss of identity
She spoke about chaos, confusion
She said
"father I don't understand what I am writing"
Now I've taken it entirely out of context
Father, I don't understand what I am writing
I think she meant language
My immigrant mother desperately trying to strike the match and fuel the flame
That never existed in the ...
This prompt Lowkey works
Keys, wallet, phone, airpods
Dog bags, treats, leash
Dog
Shoes on, headphones in,
Music up and door locked,
Me time, free time
Just walk
Head down, mouth closed
Summer air and summer heat
Struggling in too-long jeans
I'm not looking, I'm unaware
Don't they teach you these things Eva?
There's man behind me-
Were there kids?
I don't remember
Okay one behind
No one ...
"I mean could you class us as human, right?" Laika turns away, slightly offended by the prompt.
"Of course we're human!" Arden rolls his eyes.
"I mean we were literally made in a lab, and we don't act like humans do" Mae folds her arms, a sucker for playing devil's advocate.
"We still have their anatomy though!" June exclaims, never having pondered the fact that she may not be a person.
"A heavil...
Ntp
I think the moon is jealous of the sun
Why wouldnt it be?
It leaches off its light
Any life is a result of it
Anyone could live without the moon
But the sun?? No, that you need
Sure the sun burns, that kills the moon
There's nothing it can do to stop or help
Just sit in awe of the beautiful disaster
Envy seeping from it's craters
It's uselessness cracking grey rock
All it can do is sit and wa...
Ntp but also not very good I'm sorry😭
Will you show me the stars?
The ones indecipherable from your eyes and your smile?
Will they be bright?
Will I see more than three?
Will you stare at my lips while my jaw is dropped?
Can I lay on top of you?
Feel your chest rise and fall?
The beat of your heart being a perfect track for the night,
I cannot think of a better melody,
I cannot think of a bet...
Ntp
"Anddddd... Action!"
"It's a YouTube video Denna, we don't have to say action,"
"Let him live, Kaz!"
"Just saying!"
Mae switches off the camera and rolls her eyes, "We will never make it to the plains if we carry on like this- what if we were..." She trails off, "what if this was serious?"
"We aren't! And it isn't! Jesus, guys it's a YouTube video; literally an intro to a vlog,"
"Well go ...
If it walks like a duck
If it quacks like a duck
Chances are...
It is a fucking duck
If more than 3 people have said something
If you've written more than 3 poems about it
If you've skipped 3 meals
It's probably an ed
Probably.
Does it char your throat?
Taste of guilt?
Crying over spilt milk
Or the thought of having to make something
Later you say.
Don't need breakfast if you slept till no...
_There's dirt under my nails_
Better than him under my skin
It's better than her in my head
_But there's dirt under my nails_
There's blood in the water
And salt in the wound
What am I gonna do?
Dust in my wild wide eyes
Grass and sand under my thighs
Muddy hair caught in the breeze
Stepping on sticks fallen of trees
Balancing on a stepping stone
Isolated and alone
Like the stream, small and f...
I. Love. You.
One two three.
We're counting the freckles of my face
And the days untill
We're stringing beads
And crafting dreams
Brick by brick
Beat by beat
Of a heart that pumps for the other
Lungs that breathe for
You and me
One two three
Blow out the candles
We'll wish to be free
Like we are, birds with colourfull wings
Orange and blue
Or purple and yellow
Colours complementing
Shapes slotti...
