All Monsters Are Human
I've been fighting the urge to text you Just to text you Simple words nonetheless But fighting it All day All week Because yes it's been that long And yet You haven't messaged me And it made me ponder if a week, 7 days Was indeed 7 days to you Or maybe it's a business … Continue reading 2am Deliberating
I mean I get itSometimes I want to strangle me tooBut it’s not that simpleYou always talk so muchSo many words thrown aroundIt’s hard to listen to it allI speak but you don’t listenMaybe that’s why it’s hard to hearI can use itI try to the best of my abilityAdept and aware I amBut I know … Continue reading Irrational
What ticks me offIt’s you, it’s you causeSometimes I just wannaAHHHHHHWhen you’re aroundWhen you talkDo you even use itI mean it’s there for a reasonTrain it, teach itFor god sake, USE ITI mean even those who aren’t as adeptCan manage thatBut the matter always reveals itselfSo convenientlyI might addI mean it’s simpleDecisiveDisciplinedAnd yet you continue … Continue reading Rational
I saw your locker today As I walked to math class I wanted to say so much But the frog in my throat Refused to budge The inside, now bare Used to be filled with pictures of us It’s funny Because I never knew the color inside Matched the color of the front I turned … Continue reading High School
Does there need to be a reason that someone says they want to see you? Like is that not an effective way of communicating that you are wanted? So, why don't guys understand that girls want to know that you want them to stay? They want to hear you say the words. They don't need … Continue reading (Not So) Random Obsessive Thought
{Artwork by Tess Emily Rodriguez} It’s not you It’s me A trigger of splits and halves I try to convey what I want to say And end up with a laugh I understand exactly what you mean Sometimes a little too well Which in turn puts me in my feelings Giving way for no show … Continue reading mixed signals
I want it all Is that wrong I want the confidence The passion The realness And the ENERGY Because if it's offered I mean if it's given It's mine right Mine to claim right I'm free to accept Free to return Free to share all the confidence All the passion All the realness And damn … Continue reading Potential or Kinetic
My friend has been asking me to showcase her poetry for a while now, so here it goes. Hope you enjoy. Time is an illusion that rapidly disintegrates we are but micro specs on this combusting ball of fire. Where poverty reaps the land nonstop, it eludes us. Me, you, time are cross lovers of … Continue reading Random Thought
Broken was in the reflection Mirroring me in every shard I picked up Forcing me to look at her face again Forcing me to remember the pieces I tried to cut She was reflected in every way Diagonal, backwards, asymmetrical Nothing looked familiar I couldn't figure out how to make her whole Been so long … Continue reading Unreliable Me