I sit in maudlin silence

Doomed, if only in my mind

The weight of it all

Demanding my surrender

But, when I put my headphones on

The music brings me back to self

Me, grinning defiance as I sway

Remembering why I still fight

Resolve, pulsing with the beat

Bassline reverberating in my soul

Vocals, reminding me to love

And as the beat drops

My better self is restored.

#poetry #music #writing

Am I a pale imitation

An echo of a dream

Or is this chrysalis

My true self waiting to break free?

#writing #poetry

What is friendship, I wonder

But momentary happiness bought with grief

If I were adrift among the stars

Lost to time and relativity

Would the tenor of my loneliness

Be tempered by wonder

Or would I grieve for what I could never have?

#poetry #writing

You think I’m so calm but I’m screaming

I sometimes hear rockets while dreaming

You think that I don’t care, that I don’t know how to feel

But I promise you, stranger, my emotions are real.

#poetry #ptsd #angst #writing

Thank you For making me remember That who I am isn’t defined By the slivers of time I sell you

But also

A gentle reminder That you, my most stupid adversary Will someday reap the poisoned crop Of the lies and hate you sow.

#poetry #fury #writing #bigot #discrimination

Taking expired food out of work break room fridges

Knowing the taste of baking soda and shame

Only a few days to payday but oh I'm so hungry

If they knew would they like me the same?

#poetry #lifexperience #poor #writing