Tuesday, November 13, 2018

i don't need you to love me














the light feels thick from the stars, strangling me into
a muggy heartache.
you don't have to love me, i murmur, always always
twisting in the night. you don't have to love me.
but no matter how many times i say those words,
i can't quite make my feelings obey in submission.
in a lot of ways, i want you to love me.

i want memories where the heat of the moment
lights up our faces, casting gentle shadows.
the blurry memories. the ones where you can't quite
remember what you were laughing about, but you
just remember your heart was in high tide.
it doesn't have to be a lover's kind of love. she
talked about soulmates, and how they can come for
those moments where time stands still.
in a lot of ways, i want to believe you were one.
because when i throw a glance over my shoulder,
certain pieces of time peek at me like glitter in the
sunlight.

but i don't need you to love me
for me to love you.

/x

hey punks! lately my favorite feeling has been the freshness that comes when you move on from old feelings. what about you? 

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

everything is okay (even when it's not)






soft. it washes over me like
sunlight, like a ghost like the way you
don't say my name anymore you
never said my name.
they say let it rise, it is okay
to burn.
so goes the fire, but i
disengage.
no steps back but my nerves crashlanded 
now i'm running my hands through the flames running
away.
pillars of smoke look like clouds and 
suddenly it's a Tuesday we're naming the
heavens. a glance of gold don't blink twice
the burning tiger is
dead.
smoke meets my lungs and i cough
maybe i'm just getting over a cold my hands
are cold why is the sun so bright
intentional amnesia except misdiagnosed
because i still remember everything i still
remember the way we laughed.
nice to meet you my name is Alright
my name is you're right i'm not but i can't
acknowledge that.

x
happy tues to fellow nines 
(and the rest of you!)
all my love