Tag: acceptance
Untitled (To Every Word I’ve Wanted to Say)
A dull pain like something left unsaid, The words still fluttering in your throat Wanting to burst free But they’ll be left out to perish in the cold And you’d rather suffer than witness their death throes, Lamenting an existence that never stood a chance. Put it out of its misery! But what of your…
The Stars Are Yours
I looked to the sky And for a second Every star seemed to shine for me. Like a searchlight, Their light pointed toward something And I gathered the courage to chase after it. The crunch of fallen leaves crushed underfoot Filled the night’s silence with susurration As I ran, not knowing what I was running…
In/Out
A bitter shame coursed through my veins Like a river, a flux of disdain That led to a miasmic waterfall that did not end, Just swallowed into a bottomless pit Where light and sound could not reconcile. A terrible itch arose And I scratched at myself until I bled But to no avail, the horrid…
Ten Poems About Cocoons
Your arms hold me like a cocoon Because through them, I am changed But by nature, They are not a home So naturally, You let me go. I arose from my cocoon, Saw the world for the first time again, And took flight; Not once Looking back. I tremble into a cocoon, Desperate for metamorphosis,…
The Fever of Living
To be honest and true with myself has become my primary goal. From beginning to end, I have been and will ultimately only be in the grace of my own company, and how dreadful it must be, how awful it really is, to not understand what that entails and to be resistant to what obligation…
Take a Bow
Every word spoken felt like another wrong Carried my self-doubt like armament I went to war against myself Each battle won, another scar I don’t know why This pointless self-conflict A knife held to my throat My assailant has my mirror’s face I whisper self-resentment like a dagger aimed at the heart A reflection flickers…
I Wipe My Own Tears
I hold a dagger aimed at my own back, Pressing the point gently and firmly Enough to not draw blood, But still enough to make an enemy of myself. My feet digs deeply into the dirt But my other hand reaches for the sky. I want to go higher, So why do I keep myself…
My Current Incarnation’s Thoughts at the Beginning of 2024
Of course, all things ultimately turn to dust. Did you think you had more time? It’s beyond control, a bull that only sees red. Even as you watch it charge toward you, you are powerless to keep it at a standstill. That is change and it is inevitable. Whether it makes a sudden or slow…
Forgive Me Please
I held onto anger, rage directed at the world And the world was idle, blissfully unaware. I held a sword toward it, struck the earth And it didn’t even flinch Or act with annoyance Like a man swatting at a fly on his thigh. No, the world was unharmed And the sky continued to go…
Exit on your right
Vacancy behind heavy curtains, There is no one on stage But a spotlight on a microphone stand With no microphone. Then comes Actor A, Ready to perform before a nonexistent crowd. He waves that missing microphone before him Like a sword ready to cleave an enemy. What does he have to say? “Thank you for…