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Fall and Winter
I spent fall with you
And fell into your frigid winter embrace
We went trick-or-treating in the dark
And we took walks in the park
But in the end
You were colder than winter
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Gone But Not Forgotten
I open the gates
And take a trip down memory lane
Everything’s changed since then
My childhood is gone but not forgotten
I remember riding my bike on the driveway
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Inseparable
Do you remember
When we were inseparable?
Do you remember
When I’d ring your doorbell
And you’d answer?
We were once inseparable
Until oceans came between us
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Gravity
You were the sun
I looked up to you
As you would shine your light on me
The slivers of false hope I held onto
You were once the light in my life
Now you’re a black hole
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A Letter To My Old Self
Don’t tell someone you’re fine
When you know it’s all a lie
Don’t be afraid to tell them the truth
When they make you cry
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Best Friend (Happy Birthday Thalia!)
It's been three years now
Yet we've traveled thousands of miles along this road together
We're two travelers on one path
Not even the journey through cancer could separate us
Loves
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H E A R T
Oh-
Punctured the main artery, sunsets flowing down your ribcage, dull frantic thud-
I’ve done it again,
Left an empty hole in the middle of your chest
Maybe there was something there before
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The LGBTQ+ Center
I went to the LGBTQ+ youth center for the first time.
For a year
I stared at the website,
wanting nothing more than to go.
When I finally went, on a Wednesday,
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'this'
Resist.
Intransitive verb: to exert force in opposition
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I don’t know, I’m sorry
I don’t know.
I’m sorry.
I don’t know if I can do this.
I’m sorry.
I don’t know if I can do this for much longer.
I’m sorry.
I don’t know if I can do this for much longer and I’ve been getting tired.
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I’m not brave enough to write his name
We made a bet when we were sixteen.
Actually, you were fifteen.
I knew I’d lose. I did it so you would continue to speak to me. I liked seeing you care about something healthy.
Is that okay to say?