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This is not a draft
I don’t want to mask my poetry
I want you to understand me
Curse your perfect rhythms, rhymes, haikus
Your lyricism, your literary
When I try to adopt it, I turn mute.
Something channels through me
(I’ve never really found the root)
A demanding stream of consciousness
That cannot stop to breathe, let alone
Wait, conceptualise, draft, redraft
I can’t!
...
Monday 7th October 2024 10:25 pm
Embers
I want to tell you how incredibly
imaginative, creative, talented
I think you are with your poetry,
writing, music, art...
but I hesitate to expose our
eggshell-covered egos,
fuel rejection,
ignite impostor syndrome...
all live wires
that threaten to electrocute
our fragile muse
into submission
of a numbed,
comfort-zone life.
So, instead of shouting
...Wednesday 5th February 2020 3:15 am
unhappiness
what is it without actually being happy
i put together the most real pieces but it doesnt change my feelings even when theyre clapping
im really just sad but i hide it with anger
my life has never been safe, always putting myself in danger
trying to find salvation, maybe i can save myself
maybe help my momma, get my family in good health
im just tryna stay strong and change my ch...
Wednesday 15th January 2020 10:34 am
Geniuses
While talented people live for themself
Geniuses live for everyone else.
Since they always strive for perfection
Constantly pursuing their direction
Geniuses - they do not relent
Until their time has been thoroughly spent.
And whichever field they do follow
There is nothing else in which they wallow.
Whether it be science, sports, music, writing,
To watch their...
Friday 23rd August 2019 8:36 am
A Delicate Talent
Happiness Surface embracing Sinks stinging Price and prize A Chase in maze Happiness Varied means Varied meanings Now here Nowhere A delicate talent
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