She said she loved me and I hadn’t asked her to And then I thought that’s probably something a normal mom would do And then graduation popped into my head I wouldn’t have seen this if I had been dead that made me happy and mad having no other family can be sad And no … Continue reading Class of 2018
You gave up on me before I could give up on you Yet I wanted you still So I ran to him scared and crushed You make my chest hurt, you make my eyes water, you make my mind race itself to nowhere and I don’t care But he’s kind to me and you’re not … Continue reading Silver or Lead
It’s not my fault it’s the season. I want to punch you and I want to love you. Come to me, sugar monster. Something about now, something about this has me teetering the ledge. It’s not my fault its the cycle. I want to kiss you and I want to hurt you. Come to me, … Continue reading Treacle
Stepping back from the flames Far enough back to see the flickering and smell the wood Out of the direction of the smoke But able to feel it’s intense warmth I set it all ablaze Took all of him and put him on the pyre And he was never more magnificent than he was while … Continue reading Choosing to feel better
I know better than this and now I’m like Baby, I can’t anymore. They tell me find someone who makes you feel good about yourself. But look at me still loving you with all the love I have yet it’s no good. You’re obsessing again, I tell myself. These day dreams are stunting my emotional … Continue reading The Tears of the Simulacrum
Nature does not have your back. The tiny fly drives to work every day so full of dread. You’re just a fucking fly. It’s so dangerous all alone here. The Midwest is nothing more than a war zone. The cows hate the horses here and so it goes. On the 45 minute commute she chain … Continue reading Euryplatea nanaknihali
Today I will accept myself and work on improving my own life. I look good. Fuck you. I feel good. Fuck me. And everything works out for me… I just want to be sexy enough to not have to think about this shit and yet I’m devastated and deflated and unhappy at my own unhappiness- … Continue reading Rebecca Bunch
