… Read morejust one sip
kneeling in nowsubmerged in it
scattered
can not
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Oscar spoke to me tonight
… Read moreOscar spoke to me tonight
in his feisty rant
touched my heart with every word
words so crafty rhymedWild was how he came across
I might be blue, I might be pink
… Read moreI might be blue, I might be pink
ain’t I just art of somebody’s ink?you see me cute, you see me vile
ain’t you
I’m here every same day
… Read moreI’m here every same day
of the week
same seat, same food, same drink
same sky, same sun, same sceneas minutes languish
into hours,
Chained his heart to a wall of ice
… Read morehave you heard of the one
whose heart got broken
and vowed to never
love againchained his heart
to a wall of ice
and
I’m craving a burger
… Read moreI’m craving
a burger
fat, juicysprinkled with
dust, smog
of this cityI’m craving
a tune
the jukeboxplaying
loud honks, piercing sirens
of
Paint my eyes a thick black coat
… Read moreI picked up a brush to paint
my eyes a thick black coat
to keep me safe and warmI dived into my dreams
holding
My lips have kissed daffodils
… Read moredid you know daffodils
heal the pain
your eyes
have carried
for so longdid you know roses
waken up
the yearning
you have ignored
Distractions abound outside my head
… Read moredistractions abound
outside my head
sneaking, seeping
infesting my statetwenty four seven
wired, I’m amped
nervous excitement
anxious refraintrespassed the limits
my body
He never complains
… Read morehe never complains
but I’ve ignored him
oftenalways there for me
protecting me
night and daysometimes blue
white and grey
sometimes a hue
