today

today 
was spent falling on my butt
in the snow
my feet strapped onto a hard plastic board
hair in my face
wind in my soul 
and the biggest grin
thats spread across my chapped lips in a while 
yesterday 
was full of words 
spinning around my head
going in one ear
and coming out my mouth as a butterfly 
lines of text winding their way through my brain 
a river of thought 
and too much punctuation 
tomorrow
who knows
i might learn to fly 
or just stay in bed 
and let the world pass me by 
i dont know yet 
im not sure
but this weekend. . . 
im gonna make it a good one. 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker