nostrils vent exhaust – heated fumes disguise distate from humans’ weaker senses – i’m sure the cat knows better how i feel than any two-legged creature –
New Poem: “how can you expect”
it’s the 21st century – how can you expect an average person to have place left in memory to remember their family? take a number – stand in line – everything is fine – more pressing things press on one’s […]
New Poem: “no balm for solitude”
solitude creeps into every crevice of the room as soon as night sets in – the sheen of light from distant windows blinds with promises of what others have – the muffled next-door noises hurt – the internet scars – […]
New Poem: “modern life floundering”
motivation flounders gone with brain that pounds the hours down – a blood that boils in veins of ash beneath a face – silence lurks without a trace in crevices that time create, existence foiled – no trace of happiness […]
New Poem: “mind acceleration. exhilaration.”
mind acceleration. exhilaration. exhaust fumes furrow brows and thoughts – no fear fades in the face of exhaustion – no insights gained during exertion – mind now numbs down words.
New Poem: “memory count”
i carry inside a memory count and every time i see a screen it ticks down –
New Poem: “i die in silence while she lives noisily -“
asked for recognition for artwork by someone who never bothered recognizing mine. what a feeling. not a big enough person to not feel anger and detach her from my heart for now. not worth the effort – i die in […]
New Poem: “make or break – “
digging through the dirt of time – what was yours? what was mine? messed up, mixed up memories dilute in wine – feelings gone, remembrance sink into the liquid, tinted pink – think – why think? it’s in the past […]
New Poem: ‘light splinters off the waves’
light splinters off the waves – white flecks sprinkling everywhere – clouding my vision as the water curls –
New Poem: “loud and clear – into thin air -“
loud and clear – pearly white, drops that drip, petals bright – say it out, say it loud, morning sweeps it out of sight –
New Poem: “labelled”
healthy separation of form and function, feelings, thoughts – you were a friend until i turned you inside out and examined you – which i should have done before – now you stand bared in your humanity with no better […]
New Poem: “it’s all in my head”
it’s all in my head where a sign says “sorry, there’s nothing to regret” – but includes “sorry” – reporting on the futility of being
New Poem: “idea-burst”
journal, mind bursting with ideas – ripe grapes of thoughts not sweet but potent – words fill the pages as wont – juices flowing from their burst encasement any way they want – thoughts still growing –
New Poem: “I reason – with myself -“
I reason – with myself – where reason – may hide – I seek out – an answer – but answer – with pride – and I see – no remedy – for what’s now – a fight – but […]
New Poem: “introspection”
chaos in and out of everything – cringe my way out of my skin – turn it inside out to hide behind the way i feel inside – squiggle into my cavern of truth examine the scars others left me […]
New Poem: “i am a pile of garbage”
i am a pile of garbage through which some poems show – one day the pile dissolves leaving words alone behind to grow –
New Poem: “hammer head on wall unwittingly”
hammer head on wall unwittingly learning from mistakes by making more – thinking thoughts unbidden shedding light on many more – climbing cliffs unthinkingly preparing for the fall once more – staying on the ground hidden is not an option […]
New Poem: “glowing dust -“
leaves fallen – light stolen – heatwaves stick – thick air waves glowing dust – let rust, corrode what’s left –
New Poem: “expectations”
molded into shape – a shapeless mold – of raw emotions hot, then cold crystallized into this shape drizzling with fears agape – come out today? i can’t – i’m stuck – did you expect expectations to break? good luck […]
New Poem: “delayed outburst results in -“
i understand an outburst from me must seem unfair to you – it’s like training a cat not to pee on the floor, if it happens long after it happened the cat gets mad at you and learns nothing at […]