I know I’m not his favorite.

I’ve grown from overdraft payments,

Piled debt, and budget conversations.

No gold in my pockets, only in my chest,

Where those with golden status

Are missing it best.

Their glory grows to greed

Hidden behind veneers and weed

Praised despite their many cheats.

I know i’m not his favorite, but I know i’m not his worst,

Those in the light leave none for the hurt,

Livi...

“Spare a dollar?”

A disheveled man called.

He reeked of the streets,

“Where’s your blue collar?”

I asked in return,

I worked for these sheets,

Won’t give it for a holler.

“Humanity not enough?”

His slurred voice rang.

Why won’t he let up?

“I won’t pay your next puff.”

I turned to leave,

no beggar deserves sup’s

no matter how rough.

“As you turn your back astray

Consider me again

When your lif...

Slowly rotating on a plate,

A muted buzzing,

Bag growing inflate.

POP!

Kernels forced open,

Leaving their shells,

Peaceful spell broken,

To the old them, farewell.

For they have been reborn,

Through warmth, attention,

Bloomed straight from corn,

They are now free of tension....

The bump in your nose,

The lines of your smile,

The crinkle of your eyes,

The angles of your teeth.

You often complain to me

How these features ruin you,

But really you just can’t see

That vision of you isn’t true.

For your nose is those of Rome,

Statues built to honor beauty.

Your smile means i’m home,

Accepting me, even moody.

Your eyes radiate warmth

That comforts with a look.

Your teet...

Our hearts beat in tandem,

pressed tight in a hug.

Just last week you could feel,

my skin gripping yours.

But souls are not tangible,

as im often a fool to believe.

You have left your vessel,

abandoned in the ground.

An empty husk left to stare,

yet destined to never see.

Those eyes once so full,

duller than the wood.

Honoring your just gone life,

feels wrongly premature.

When I still f...

The goal of human existence is happiness.

A happy family,

including a happy spouse,

happy kids,

maybe a happy dog,

in a happy neighborhood,

with a happy job,

where you can greet your happy coworkers,

and live a happy life.

A happiness that greets you in the mirror .

A happiness that never leaves you.

Right?

How many more times can I use the word “happy” before it becomes as meaningless as it lo...

My stomach begins to tighten, hurt,

I can’t bring myself to care,

Holding my sides through my shirt,

As I’m gasping desperately for air.

Doubling over on the ground,

Streaks of tears roll down my face

As my brain rolls round and round,

No longer concerned with grace.

I don’t remember what was said

To cause me this trouble internally.

The moment stretches in my head,

I’d like to live in it for e...

A cure for every disease

The light within my sight

Dragging with him, expertise

Full of medicines alike

His mysterious demeanor

Acts as a magnet, pulls

My mind feeling cleaner

Reaching to him in lulls

Without his pull on me,

I surely might die

Metaphorically or literally,

Only he can decide

For both would be true

As he keeps me so stable

I wouldn’t have a clue

On my own, i’m not able...

all their eyes

focused on me

see through my lies

won’t let me be

weight of their stare

under my skin

pulling out hair

comfort falling thin

could be my head

though probably not

wishful thinking unread

i know i am caught

they’ve found me now

my time has run out

they knew i was hiding

now ill just be without

take me away

i’m no longer scared

don’t bother to pray

i won’t be repaired

the fight ...

Wash me from your life

as if i’m dirt on your skin.

Scrub my influence clean,

watch it swirl down the drain,

never to be thought of again....