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self reconciliation

(11/28/2020)
    i refused to accept
    the truth you repeated
    because it didn't fit
    
    my aspiration a puzzle
    each piece designed
    with a delusional jigsaw
    
    i want nothing but to see you thrive
    and i realize now that i can't decide
    how you do that, when, or why
    but at least you're in my life
    
    your words were clear
    as a dagger made of ice
    sharp like a gust
    biting through my mind
    
    but i have a way to dull down
    things that i don't like
    fall into a cloud
    in the sky of my mind
    
    i want nothing but to see you thrive
    and i realize now that i can't decide
    how you do that, when, or why
    but at least you're in my life
      

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circles

(1/6/2020)
    no matter where i explore 
    and what i do 
    i look for signs of you 
      
    i can hear whatever
    there are no rules
    I always hear your name
    
    stories are nothing 
    but long mazes 
    with signs pointing to you 
    
    i don't see pictures
    There's nothing to see
    but your face hidden behind
    
    i don't sleep anymore
    i don't feel peace
    unless you're on my mind
    
    my brain no longer works for me
    all it does is circle
    around a thought of you   
      

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bird song

(12/2/2019)
    i try not to think in tweets
    
    but i also idolize birds
    
    maybe i should sing more
      

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a tolerable feeling

1/6/2020
    today i heard a sound
    twice i heard it actually
    each time it enters my ear
    the sound shakes my ear drum
    which my brain translates into meaning
    when that shaking is interpreted as your name
    my brain sends a wave of feeling
    down my spine
    and straight to my heart
    which creates a surge of blood
    throughout the rest of my body
    my lungs feel it and collapse
    my eyes feel it and widen
    my stomach feels it and clenches
    and my pores open up and leak moisture
    the sound of your name from another’s lips
    causes a physical sensation so visceral
    it’s like driving over a hill faster than normal
    and your car gets a slight amount of air
    so you’re caught in zero gravity for a millisecond
    and your stomach drops
    and your lungs deepen
    and you feel excited 
    it’s a rush
    of feeling
    that you can’t control 
    and your eyes water
    and if you blink too much they may leak
    so you take a deep breath
    nod your head
    and act like that feeling is tolerable
          
      

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productivity, severity, proclivity

4/13/2018
    Productivity
    I feel that I am lacking 
    In this department
    
    The severity
    Of my boredom
    Seems to know no end
    
    The proclivity
    For staying on a routine
    That involves doing very little
    
    Productivity
    Is replaced with 
    Excuses to make me feel it
    
    The severity
    Of my motivation
    Is no where to be found
    
    The proclivity
    For rewarding myself
    For thinking about doing something
    
    Productivity
    Is what I study
    It feels like a joke
    
    The severity
    Of this joke
    Seems to make it less funny
    
    The proclivity
    For laughing
    At the things that I should care about