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 ...

I don’t sneak out on Fridays

Or skip school days

I don’t get drunk

Or own cigarettes

But I sometimes snap

And occasionally talk back

And I sometimes lie

To get what’s on my mind

I know I’m not a saint

But I know I’m still a teen

I might not be the worst child

But I’m not what my parents wish me to be...

His eyes remind me of a summers day

Cliche, I know, but his lips numb my brain

They’re red like strawberries,

The ones we used to pick

Before you moved to the city

And found some new chick

Now you work like a machine

Suit is stiff, your armour’s clean

New York pumps out faceless bots

Your CPU can run non-stop

Your battery’s at peak electromotive force

Your dreams are saved up in a cloud source

I...