Cosmic Irony

Cosmic Irony

A greater hand at play, I’ve been placed on this earth For another’s folly’s Because there is no rhyme or Reason for me to be this damned. It’s a joke, right? To be given a destiny as lonely as this. To be envied and desired but forever misunderstood. It’s the shade of my skin, The [...]

Balanced

Balanced

i feel balanced–it’s strange, but not unwelcome. i am used to feeling too much, my glass always spilling on the sides, or nothing at all, a numbness that penetrates my teeth, toes, a hollow echoing. but now, i’m lucid. i feel, at a distance. i can think clearly. the well of creativity is deeper than [...]

Unripe Youths

Unripe Youths

unripe youths are swollenon the bottom and soft at the top. my thumb tore the tender skin, pierced through the truth.i refuse to apologize;every thorn bears your face.my nail digs deeper.my vision blurs. my headbegins to ache.the skin splits.clumps of yellow flesh.sap seals my fingers buti will not relent.i steadily hold on;the wind tickles my [...]