Poetry Blogs (pressure)

I carry a kettle in my head

And I'm turning up the heat.

Turning up the pressure,

self doubt, and insecurities.

Tumultuous clouds forming 

High tension that won't subside.

I'm the one who's created 

the storm raging inside.

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Yesterday

I caught a star 

With my burning fist

And left my handprint on it

I crash-landed on the clouds 

I bounced back

Bounced back I

Shot a star with my mouth

I juggled Pluto

I breathed on Neptune

I grew a farm on Saturn

I named all the planets that

I was first to visit

Pierced them with flags of my face

Stamped them with my fingerprints

I was the fi...

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My mouth took some months to bloom

My words took some weeks to flower

You and I do not speak different languages

We possess different meanings

“What is the curl of your tongue?

What is the grind of your teeth?

What is the bow in your brows?

What do you mean?”

Your bottom line is neat and fine

Your ballpoint pen bullet-proof

Underlined

My point is a r...

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Yellow branches drifting to the shore,

You hold true in the forwards direction,

Bending ever downwards to the depths of darkness.

Your voice is shallow and short,

The breaths meaningless to all but the other,

Mirrors reflecting the sun.

Shattered windows created imperfections in a perfect line,

The glimmering colors to present true beauty once again,

Feathers ...

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Baby we don't have to say goodbye
You can stay a little bit longer
The night is still young
So let's grow old together. 

Maybe I'm alone in this
But I'm into the things we do
Please just take a chance
Because you're the only thing keeping me going.

Keep the noise low.
Don't make a sound
No one is going hear
The love that we're about to make.

Hit the lights
Heartbeats moving fast...

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I've been lying to my friends and family for a few weeks now. 

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