free verse
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He was the best thing to happen to me. A man so warm that he made everything melt away. All the pain of the past began to fade when we got together. But the unthinkable happened. A pandemic hit and tore us apart. Words dripped with longing. My skin began to burn. My heart began
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I fill the moments when I’m alone with a man that doesn’t exist. But I swear that he was real by the feeling left on my fingertips. There are no words left There’s nothing left to convey I repeat these broken promises at least twice a day. The anger has receded My tears are good
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I don’t know what I was looking for I just felt like it was too late I spent my youth playing games But mostly running away. From myself From my family From the cruelty of living. But I couldn’t run forever So I ran into the arms of a man Who held me like you
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I want to peel my skin off So I won’t be reminded of you I want to hide so the world won’t see my shame I want the ground to swallow me whole So I can disappear But none of that can happen I have to look in your eyes every day And not want
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I told you how I feel. I didn’t tell you how I feel. That I fell in love too quickly. That I fell in love when it was too late. We didn’t have enough time. We had too much time. I told you the truth. I lied to you. That I never kissed you. That
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I carry the weight of my ancestors in my bones. Those in saris and those in chains. Change. ChaiNs. They are calling my name. In this day and age. Who knew there was such a thing as a modern day slave?
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i’m falling out of love with your melody when your music used to sound so good to me. it was more than music for my ears. it was music for my heart to beat to and now i don’t really need you…
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She hurt me more than I can bear Her cold tired eyes embracing every inch of my body Her hands, the softest I’ve ever held So delicate for someone with so many scars Reaching out to touch her felt like a dream But she never really opened up to me Overextending myself for someone that
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I’m popping pills with the hopes of surviving I’m popping pills with the hope that someday I will thrive Someday I will be alive.
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My existence is a resistance in its own right. I was never meant to be here yet I kept fighting for my life. The wear and tear, the daily struggle keep grinding down my years. But I swear I would never let it amplify my fears. You call it weakness but you don’t see through
Trapped In The Margins 