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Loves
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Enough to Heal, Not Enough to Care
They dine upon marble platters, their feet draped in velvet thread,
While we dwell in the slums, substituting bread with insects instead.
They laugh over champagne, heels clacking on polished stone,
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"Teenagers these days"
You shape us
physically and mentally
emotionally and metaphorically
you make fun of us
for finding the flaws
the sketchy parts
in your systems
saying
teenagers these days
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mania
i desire maniacal creation
to let words flow past my skin and from my heart
till my skin breaks and my bones ache with their force
till my mind is a muddled mess of focus and their intensity
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Three friendly quilts
Three strings
each woven from a different material
braided
into one.
That's us
we're all different
but we found ways to wind our hearts together
how to connect with each other.
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Funny, the stupid things I remember
Funny, the stupid things I remember.
I never remember the important stuff,
Like addresses or birthdays
Or parties or hangouts
Or last names.
But I remember my second grade teacher's dogs were Rachel and Quimby
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sleepaway #2
birdsong woke us at five a.m., the washed-out dawn
altogether too bright. wake-up bugle wasn't til eight, time spent
rolling over and over listening to the screen doors slam.