If flowers could cry, Would the water out-spilled Also drown them Like a sloshing grave of Wet mud?
In my house, You don’t ask questions. The whispers from mom and dad Signal you to a hiding place. In my house,
I wish I could tell my brother That I loved him, But the words are tight in my thro… And I’m a coward. I wish I didn’t say “thank you”
Farewell to friends, The kind that push. The word constantly bends. I live a life of isolation. While others play in their bubble…
I’ve been waiting For years And days And all the seconds For a warm body.
What if your face was a poem alone… I bet People would read it and cry, And some would feel inflated afte… Because they witnessed something
I cried out to God, And There was silence.
In seventh grade, I made you a po… But I tore it up into pieces Because it wasn’t good enough. In eighth grade, I made you a poe… But I left it under my bed
Last year seems years away. Last night seems lifetimes away. This moment seems like a dream.
I cannot bring myself to cry. I can’t decide if this is a curse Or a blessing.
Listening to you sleep, I’m in grace. Each breath a prayer. Every rustle a litany. You don’t know how loud you are
He touched my knee (now I’m in lo… No time for breath ('cause I’m in… He likes my hair (now I’m so lost… No time for speed ('cause I’m in… He gave me truth (now I’m so free…
I wish I wish I wish I could swim in oblivion. Have a tummy full of pills.
I am a plummeting plane. I see the clouds go past, And I close my eyes, sometimes, But I still feel where I’m going. Sometimes, I feel that
Flurries in India: Nothing’s impossible If life is a string Pulling me along.
