If you’re reading this,
I’m not mad.
I’m just disappoi-
No Nope. Yeah no.
I take that back,
I’m mad.
Good luck.
Denial
Denial, Denial
I have been put on trial
Everything I
thought that I knew
is wrong and I
am so much worse off
that I ever knew
Missing
How does on miss something they’ve never had?
How can it cause such pain and a heart so sad?
Can you yearn for a heart you’ve never known?
Can you be buried in feeling not shown?
Do you overthink every lost chance?
Do you regret not choosing to dance?
Why must we crave the things forbidden?
Wy must the grief leave us here bedridden?
Good Wine
They say that a good wine
improves in taste the longer
you keep it in the bottle.
That means years and years
of leaving it in your cellar
just anticipating the way
those sweet grapes will taste
the second they hit your tongue.
I wonder if people are more like
good wines than they know.
I, for one, would be a champagne
bursting with overwhelming bubbles
when you finally take the cork out
but I’ll be worth every drop.
Weight of the World
Do you ever feel bad
for the crust of the earth
for having to hold up all the weight
that comes from human kinds
continuous bad choices?
the weight of the world is
literally on it’s shoulders.
It is What it is
I’m not sure when the saying
“It is what it is”
when from a phrase to
my personal manta,
but it is what it is.
Strive
I strive to have the confidence
of the guys next door
who shoot off fireworks
every single night
knowing the world,
including myself,
despises their existence.
Inside Jokes
I never thought I’d be the type of person
to laugh at inside jokes in a public setting
by people who definitely think I’m crazy,
yet here I am, laughing at a table
in some random woman’s garage
because of a little toy dog.
We Roses Have Thorns
my middle name is Rose.
How suiting since
like a rose
I have thorns
that keep people
from picking me.
Ray of Sunshine
Sometimes I like to believe
that I am a ray of sunshine,
trying to bring light and joy
to a world that desperately needs it.
Sometimes my shine gets blocked
by a pesky little cloud
or even a dark, earth-shaking storm
but it is important to remember
that through it all,
I am still trying to shine through it.
Sometimes I have to remind myself of that too.
