I loved you once. Wasn’t for too long, Because you forbid me from it, remember? It started, and it stopped. It began from a word to a wink And ended with a wink and your word. I loved you, not for too long. Let’s talk physics: If the x-axis was time, And the y-axis was […]
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the long summer i wished would never end. you wondered if your clammy fingers could get away with brushing against mine, measuring the weight of my thighs, tangling your heartstrings with mine. because everything you did ended in tragedy. my dreams typed out in lowercase letters i was afraid of growing up so i sanded […]
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We wandered back inside, greeted with laughs and drinks that had been shared among a tiny circle of about seven friends sitting on the floor, echoing each other’s names and talking of how much we were all missed. It was the end of March, technically Spring Break, but the cold cut into every single one […]
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It was infectious. Everything about him. Everything. Why did he smile like that? At me. At everything. Nothing was worth smiling about. Not like that. The air was cold around me ─ Like a ton of bricks as it slammed me in the face Each day upon my awake. Sometimes when the coldness came I couldn’t help but […]
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The sunset reflected on your brown eyes. The air was cool, and there were many people around. But somehow, I only saw you. We were fooling around, and you kicked a ball at my sister. I laughed, so did you. Your laugh filled the cool air surrounding us, wrapping around my mind and calming me […]
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we meet on the edge of water and west cordova street I put my jittery fingers into my damp pocket “shut up” I silence them this isn’t the first time this is every time I see you. But I look into your eyes this time and I can already feel the mistake I’m about to […]
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Your eyes are games They trick anyone Make me believe In false promises They are wonders Of a future lived A chance taken And happened-dreams Sometimes they hurt With drainful love That imprinted itself So deep inside Your gaze is hard To hold onto I knew that if I did I’d be lost to you […]
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So you’re the poet girl of entropy Sorry He is unfortunately likeable And disastrously funny He loves the same books as you You tried, stubbornly you attempted You talked about love like it wasn’t happening Hoping for order to assert itself And gravity to reverse Fierce little poet You never stood a chance The oceans, […]
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For those who have said love is meaningless Have never truly experienced it, For if they had they too would be speechless. A type of feeling you wish came in kits or was sold on the streets. Love keeps you grounded but makes you feel high, As if you could never be touched by others. […]
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