Posts
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betrayal
Your friend has betrayed you,
You can’t know for certain,
You need to ask, but don’t want the answer.
You think of all you have shared together,
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nothing
You hear it offhand,
A whispered word floating to your ears,
It’s a falsity, preposterous, a rumor,
Of course it’s not true,
But even still,
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shades
The tree stands tall,
The leaves an acid, disgusting, green
The trunk a rotting, putrid brown.
The trees were once something to smile at,
In a time forgotten long ago,
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what you become
I’m a blank sheet, a book unwritten,
A sponge, as dry and brittle as the desert,
ready to soak up my surrounding,
no matter what it is, no biases,
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for a moment
I’m so busy now,
Even when I’m not, I’m busy,
Online, scrolling mindlessly, thoughtlessly,
Deeper and deeper into the well,
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history
My history is written,
Enclosed in the minds on those who knew me,
Twisted and fractured.
Changed by time and perspective,
Stored in the records of the country,
Loves
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Questions
I'm
confused
did I do it
what happened?
You were melancholy earlier
what is going on
what did I miss
was it me?
You talk in subtle hints
but what are you hinting at?
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Do I dare
Do I dare write about this
about real honesty
about what stands in front of me
next to me
always there
all day?
Do I dare point this out
without you asking
who was this about
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Cheerios
I am
The
perfect
student
Aren't I?
I turn my work in on time
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side character
Unimportant
often forgotten
most times ignored in large groups
provides assistance
side character
never the main character
never given a chance to be the main focus
if at least for an hour
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insomnia's embrace
Lie awake tired, won’t go to sleep, regret it in the morning,
repeat.
I try to break the cycle,
but then something stops me.
Oh wait, it was just myself, again,
like always,
but I'm stuck and
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How did I get here
Who have I been
what kind of a friend am I
who do I really want to be
what do I want
why am I like this
who could I have been
where could I have gone
have known
thought
experienced