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...
Nervous energy threatens to consume
as I desperately search for
the reassurance of your presence.
But in the back of my mind I know,
my searching eyes will stay searching
and my heart will grow heavy
with the weight of carrying this energy
without your support.
The piercing eyes of onlookers,
stab me sharper with the knowledge
that yours are not included.
I’m stuck here, baring myself to the...
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 ...
