Love is desperate A painful force I wish I never knew it I wish I never knew you But that’s a dirty lie I wish we weren’t here right now Under the moonlight I never took you as a romantic. You say I bring out the best in you, Why can’t you do the same for me? My heartrate spikes, You’re too close Palms sweaty, Mom’s spaghetti, Please leave me alone You can’t seem to say it, neither can I: _I...

You can cross the path of millions And still be alone You can stand before thousands And still be unknown Littered ‘cross the pages Of backend websites Lurking in the shadows Of others’ spotlight

My IP address Is just a hack away My N.I.N Is just a scam away Yet I wander faceless Through social media Posting, yet nameless It’s all so familiar

A one-hit wonder (That no one’s ever heard of) Pos...

There you crouch Neck stiff in arch Mouth gaping open But there’s only a whimper

Before you is altar It swallows, you flush And into it you sacrifice Your poisoned guts

Standing guard: our guardians, Akimbo is unamused You are their black sheep Dead eyes undesirable

You did it for attention You’re acting the fool So sayeth the guardians I sayeth too

Peer into the future Question crystal b...

There you squat Neck stiff in arch Mouth open wide But there’s only a whimper

Before you is an abyss It swallows, you flush And into it you sacrifice Your stomach’s contents

Standing guard: our guardians, Akimbo and unamused Try a different pill later This one’s no use

You did it for attention You’re acting the fool And so am I today Neck stiff, only a whimper

A stylus in my hand To carve...

Trying to blow up is such a chore You pour your soul into it for just a “hurr” Is it ‘cause there’s no rhyme scheme Or the subject matter’s too explicit? Would you prefer I littered my poem with trigger warnings in it? I don’t know who I’m trying to please You don’t even know me As far as my eyes can see The algorithm won’t show me Off to anybody out here So I might as well keep my works in the dr...

We’ve been everything from siblings (not really) to best friends (supposedly) to lovers (unknowingly) but we’ve never been just friends Till now, I suppose Now we’re more distant But I’ll say this for you and no other boy Because all the time I’ve known you I’ve known true joy You’re so perfectly perfect, It’s almost surreal From your looks to your manners, You have so much appeal You love God an...

The bride ran down the aisle, or more accurately, hobbled. Mascara streamed down her face like raindrops on a window. One high heel was missing from her perfectly pedicured feet as she tripped down the aisle, icing in her hair.

Only about ten minutes earlier, this same woman stood with gleaming brown eyes smiling into those of her husband-to-be. A church organ hummed a solemn ceremonial tune as t...

Your hold on me is inescapable A ribcage from the outside in Pinning me to your chest Like the honorary badge you wear so proudly

I thought I would feel safe here Like some stockholm syndrome But you’re choking me While claiming to give breath

Your limbs are like oak trees As we ride through the city It’s nighttime, our shades on Masks to hide your smile

You got the windows tinted Like a stat...

If I pass tonight Please do not cry Instead turn to the night sky Where a newer twinkle shimmers bright Sing to me on warmer nights And wish upon my firey light For death is a synonym for birth My life is given to the earth And gifted to the sky in turn...

I waddled into a room so bright White walls gleaming like fireflies The doc came in sporting a grin Our annual meeting was ‘bout to begin

He whipped out a ruler Six feet tall And used it to measure my coronary walls “Good job,” he said, nodding his head, “Your heart will keep beating with no pain at all!”

Next came the scale And down came my head “You should go rest,” Mr Doc said, “Your head is ...