Your love took me by storm Like a hurricane Wrecking everything In its way It did not brew It took me by surprise When I was slowly falling asleep And then waking up abruptly Like I was falling Crashing Which is what I did Fall in love With you With your blue eyes That resembled […]
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As I stand in the shower today, my thoughts wander to the days when the sun used to be brighter and the air more free. When life used to be a fairytale, when flowers used to be more sweet smelling. But things have changed. Now the sun makes me sweat and the air suffocates me. […]
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In the seventh grade, my friends accused me of being anorexic. It was supposed to be a joke. I didn’t know if I should have taken that as a compliment or been offended but, when people complimented me on how naturally skinny I am, it always gave me a sense of pride. It made me feel […]
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Step one, is rudimental Yet fundamental, establish yourself As the authority, an epitome of Power, and wisdom, but proclaim Your approach as egalitarian. Step two, an extension of the first, Enforce upon me weakness, inferiority And fetters, but do it with subtlety, So that when I sob, and you attribute Tears with what you’ve attributed […]
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Some people will always be burning. Girl, your lungs are not ashetrays. Neither is your heart. That doesn’t make you weak, it makes you human. Nicole Deardorff is a 20-year-old queer actor, dancer, and writer. She began writing poetry as a way to stay sane. She isn’t sure how well that has […]
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I’M COILED AROUND THE TIRES ON YOUR CAR I’M WRAPPED AROUND THE T-SHIRT YOU LEFT IN THE CORNER OF MY ROOM THE BLACK ONE YOU WORE ON THE DAY WITH THE FIREWORKS THEY WERE GOLD AND I COULD SEE THE GOLD IN YOUR EYES TOO EYES LIKE QUICKSAND I CAN’T GET OUT I’M LOST IN […]
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Always put on lipstick, even if you don’t leave the house. Donate your spare change to a homeless woman with a dog. Have fries with that shake. Delete your Facebook. Splurge in the grocery store. Leave a tip at the diner. Always wear clean underwear for the paramedics in case a driver smashes you into […]
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Hold me down in water, just six inches is enough to drag me away, and two feet would wash away my car, but you knew that since the moment you pressed your palm against the curve of my neck and pushed down, carefully, with deliberation, and held me with your fingertips, just so afraid of […]
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The sun greeted me and I wasn’t dreading the day. I felt unsure. I felt awakened I looked around for you, expecting to hear your voice. I expected you to call out to me like a shadow in the dark I expected another bruise to show up. I expected another excuse to rise up in […]
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